Interpretation: The product that forms when cellulose breaks down is to be stated.
Concept introduction: The most important polysaccharide that plants need for their structural functions is cellulose. Polysaccharides can be broken down into their individual monosaccharide units by hydrolysis.
Answer to Problem 50A
Glucose is produced as a product when cellulose molecules break down.
Explanation of Solution
Cellulose may be used as a source of energy by a wide variety of organisms, such as bacteria and some types of invertebrate animals. It must first be broken down into molecules that are water-soluble before any of these organisms will be able to make use of it. By hydrolysis, cellulose breaks down into the sugar molecule glucose.
Glucose is produced as a product when cellulose molecules break down.
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