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the principal polysaccharide of wood, cotton, and paper is _______.
o cellulose
o glycogen
o starch
o glucose
Cellulose is a major structural component of plant cell walls. Wood, cotton, and paper are plant - derived materials, and cellulose is the principal polysaccharide in them. Glycogen is the storage polysaccharide in animals, starch is a storage polysaccharide in plants (but not the main structural one in wood, cotton, paper), and glucose is a monosaccharide, not a polysaccharide.
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