Four of the following five choices are functions of carbohydrates.Select the exception.
A)Chitin is a carbohydrate that is used in insects and other arthropods in the structures of their exoskeletons.
B)Starch is a carbohydrate that is used by some plants as a way to store glucose.
C)Glycogen is a carbohydrate that is used by animals as a way to store glucose.
D)Cellulose is a carbohydrate that serves a structural function in plants.
E)Glucose is a carbohydrate that is utilized by all life forms in the construction of nucleotides.

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Glucose is not a function of carbohydrates, but instead is a type of carbohydrate. It serves as an energy source for living organisms, but it is not a function of carbohydrates themselves.

Four of the Following Five Choices Are Functions of Carbohydrates