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What is the major component of the hard exoskeletons of most arthropods and the cell walls of fungi?
What is the major component of the hard exoskeletons of most arthropods and the cell walls of fungi?
How is chitin structurally different from cellulose?
How is chitin structurally different from cellulose?
Which type of chitin arrangement includes pairs of parallel sheets separated by single antiparallel sheets?
Which type of chitin arrangement includes pairs of parallel sheets separated by single antiparallel sheets?
What is the repeating disaccharide subunit of peptidoglycan composed of?
What is the repeating disaccharide subunit of peptidoglycan composed of?
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Which type of glycosaminoglycans are often made up of repeating substituted disaccharide units?
Which type of glycosaminoglycans are often made up of repeating substituted disaccharide units?
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Which oligosaccharide is commonly used in the ABO blood group system?
Which oligosaccharide is commonly used in the ABO blood group system?
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What is the main storage polysaccharide of plants?
What is the main storage polysaccharide of plants?
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Which type of glucose polymer, found in starch, consists of long unbranched chains of glucose subunits?
Which type of glucose polymer, found in starch, consists of long unbranched chains of glucose subunits?
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Which polysaccharide is a major component of the bacterial cell wall?
Which polysaccharide is a major component of the bacterial cell wall?
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Which classification do Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) belong to?
Which classification do Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) belong to?
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What is the term for short chains of linked monosaccharides, containing 2 to 10 sugar units?
What is the term for short chains of linked monosaccharides, containing 2 to 10 sugar units?
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What type of bond links the repeating disaccharide units in GAGs?
What type of bond links the repeating disaccharide units in GAGs?
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Which of the following is NOT a classification group for Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs)?
Which of the following is NOT a classification group for Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs)?
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What is responsible for determining the ABO blood group system?
What is responsible for determining the ABO blood group system?
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In the ABO blood group system, what is the standard oligosaccharide for Blood group O?
In the ABO blood group system, what is the standard oligosaccharide for Blood group O?
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What is the linkage between the Mur2Ac residues in peptidoglycan structure?
What is the linkage between the Mur2Ac residues in peptidoglycan structure?
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Which of the following is NOT a main classification group for Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs)?
Which of the following is NOT a main classification group for Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs)?
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