Concepts of Biology
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ISBN: 9781938168116
Author: Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise
Publisher: OpenStax College
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Chapter 13, Problem 12RQ
Which polysaccharide is usually found in the cell walls of
a. starch
b. glycogen
c. chitin
d. cellulose
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