What molecule makes the trunk of a tree sturdy?
A) Disaccharide
B) Fructose
C) Cellulose
D) Glucose
Answers
A) Disaccharide
B) Fructose
C) Cellulose✔️✔️✔️
D) Glucose
C) Cellulose.
Cellulose is an organic compound that is contained in the bark of trees in ample amounts.
It makes a tree trunk strong and rugged.
It is a polysaccharide made up of a linear chain of several hundred to many thousands of D-glucose units.
It is an important structural component of the primary cell wall of all green plants and many forms of algae along with oomycetes.
There area some species of bacteria that secrete it to form biofilms.
Cellulose is also the most abundant organic polymer found on Earth.
The content of cellulose in cotton fiber is roughly 90%, in wood it is of the order of 40–50%, and in dried hemp it is approximately 57%.
Cellulose is mainly used for the production of paper and paperboard.
Less quantities of cellulose are converted into many varieties of derivative products like rayon and cellophane.