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(D) Cellulose is a polysaccharide composed of glucose units linked by $\beta-1,4$-glycosidic bonds. In the cell wall,these cellulose chains aggregate

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(D) Cellulose is a polysaccharide composed of glucose units linked by $\beta-1,4$-glycosidic bonds. In the cell wall,these cellulose chains aggregate to form larger structures. The smallest structural unit of cellulose fibers is called an elementary fibril or protofibril. These elementary fibrils are also commonly referred to as $sub-microfibrils$.

Column-$I$ (Cell wall)	Column-$II$ (Constituent)
$a$. Algae	$i$. Chitin
$b$. Fungi	$ii$. Mannans
$c$. Other plants	$iii$. Pectin
$d$. Middle lamella	$iv$. Cellulose

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Column-$I$ (Cell wall) Column-$II$ (Constituent)
$a$. Algae $i$. Chitin
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