what is a charateristic of cellulose
2006-09-20 13:27:35 · 7 answers · asked by dee_dee A 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
~One characteristic is that it gives teachers something to ask about and to find out who in the class is too lazy or too dumb to do the assignment. God forbid you should actually go to some resource like your text, and encyclopedia, a dictionary or even Wikipedia to get the answer to such a basic question. Good luck on the test, kid.
2006-09-20 13:42:27 · answer #1 · answered by Oscar Himpflewitz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It helps make up plant tissue--it gives it its structure. Cellulose is indigestible by animals. Herbivores that eat cellulose (like ruminants, such as cows or sheep) have bacteria in their gut that break cellulose down into usable energy. I heard of cows being fed shredded newsprint (cellulose with a little ink added) and they actually survived on it. Gross, but better than feeding them animal flesh (which they also do--read Fast Food Nation if you don't believe me.)
2006-09-20 20:31:58 · answer #2 · answered by SlowClap 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cellulose is a part of the cell walls of plants. these help to keep the walls stiff and rigid
2006-09-20 20:30:32 · answer #3 · answered by rabidcrayon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cellulose is a sugar. It is a linear polymer
http://www.answers.com/cellulose
2006-09-20 20:33:23 · answer #4 · answered by ๑The Goddess๑ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the chief constituent of cell walls in plants.
2006-09-20 20:31:37 · answer #5 · answered by JennyAnn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
see the website :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellulose
2006-09-20 20:31:26 · answer #6 · answered by fred 055 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
water
2006-09-20 20:34:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋