Polysaccharides

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Polysaccharides: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Carbohydrates, Monosaccharides, Polysaccharides, Cellulose & Glycogen etc.

Important Questions on Polysaccharides

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Cellulose is homopolymer of _____.

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Cellulose is a homopolymer.

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What does cellulose mean?

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Which of the following characteristics does NOT describe cellulose?

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Cellulose is made up of which of the following carbohydrates?

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Glycogen is a homopolymer.

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Write down the importance of glycogen.

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Match the options given in column I with those of column II and choose the correct option.

  Column I      Column II
A. Triose  I Xylose
B. Tetrose II Erythrose
C. Pentose III Glyceraldehyde
D. Hexose IV Fructose

 

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Honey has three sugars. They are

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In potato tubers, reserve food is starch. It is stachyose in Stachys (Chinese artichoke) tubers. In Jerusalem, artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus), the reserve food is in the form of fan-shaped crystals composed of

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The sugar found in mammalian milk is

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Glucose and fructose condenses to form

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The sugar having the molecular formula C6H12O6 is

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Maltose is

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Which of the following about monosaccharides is not true?

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Disaccharides are formed by a _____ bond between two monosaccharides.

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Structural components of cell membrane are

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The 'n' present in general formula of polysaccharides represents the number of?

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What is the general formula of polysaccharides?

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Which of the following is true about cellulose and starch?