The Benefits of Synthesizing Glycogen Quiz
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What is the benefit of synthesizing glycogen?

  • It makes glucose more reactive
  • It increases osmotic pressure
  • It exposes the aldehyde group of glucose
  • It conceals the effect of the aldehyde group of glucose (correct)

    • Why does packing glucose molecules into glycogen decrease osmotic pressure?

  • Glycogen is regarded as 1 particle (correct)
  • Glycogen is more reactive than glucose
  • Glycogen is linear
  • Glycogen has a lower number of glucose molecules

    • What is the structure of glycogen?

  • Spherical
  • Linear
  • Circular
  • Branched (correct)

    • Why is it easier to degrade branched glycogen?

    <p>Many enzymes can work on the branches simultaneously</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the reducing sugar in glycogen?

    <p>Glucose</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect of the aldehyde group in glucose?

    <p>It makes glucose a reducing sugar</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the structure of the non-reducing part of glucose in glycogen?

    <p>Linear</p> Signup and view all the answers

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