Combined Science GCSE
Cellulose
What Cellulose means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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A structural polysaccharide that forms plant cell walls and gives strength, with straight chains held by hydrogen bonds, and is not used as an energy store in humans.
A carbohydrate polymer built from many glucose units joined together, deposited in the plant cell wall forming strong microfibrils.
A structural carbohydrate that strengthens plant cell walls.
Topics that use Cellulose
- Metabolism (AQA GCSE)
- Uses of glucose from photosynthesis (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Amino acids
- Glucose
- Nitrate ions
- Starch
- Active transport
- Aerobic respiration
- Anaerobic respiration
- Cell wall
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