Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Carbohydrates, Monosaccharides, Hemicellulose & Reducing Sugar etc.
Important Questions on Carbohydrates
Pyrenoids are the centres for formation of
Define stereoisomerism.
Which tissue cell wall contains pectin?
What is hemicellulose?
What functional group does a reducing sugar have?
What are storage polysaccharides give examples?
What are structural polysaccharides and their functions ?
Choose the correct statements
I) Inulin is a polymer of glucose
II) Cellulose does not contain complex helices
III) Starch is a polymer with helical secondary structure
IV) Store house of energy in animal tissue is glycogen
Cellulose is homopolymer of _____.
Cellulose is a homopolymer.
What does cellulose mean?
Which of the following characteristics does NOT describe cellulose?
Cellulose is made up of which of the following carbohydrates?
Glycogen is a homopolymer.
Write down the importance of glycogen.
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 |
Honey has three sugars. They are
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
What are the main sources of cellulose and starch? Explain their structures in short.
