Question
Download Solution PDFWhat is the cell wall of a plant made of ?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Cellulose.
- Plant cell walls are primarily made of cellulose.
Key Points
- Cellulose is the most abundant macromolecule on Earth.
- Cellulose fibers are long, linear polymers of hundreds of glucose molecules.
- These fibres aggregate into bundles of about 40, which are called microfibrils.
Additional Information
- Carbohydrates are the sugars, starches, and fibres found in fruits, grains, vegetables, and milk products.
- A carbohydrate is a biomolecule consisting of carbon (C), hydrogen (H), and oxygen (O) atoms.
- Lipids are molecules that contain hydrocarbons and make up the building blocks of the structure and function of living cells.
- A lipid is a biomolecule that is soluble in nonpolar solvents.
- A lipoprotein is a biochemical assembly whose primary function is to transport hydrophobic lipid also known as fat molecules in water, as in blood plasma or other extracellular fluids.
- It consists of a Triglyceride and Cholesterol centre, surrounded by a phospholipid outer shell, with the hydrophilic portions oriented outward towards the surrounding water and lipophilic portions oriented inward toward the lipid centre.
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