Which of the following statement is/are incorrect regarding polysaccharides?
A. Inulin is a polymer of fructose
B. Both starch and glycogen are present as storehouses of energy in plant tissue
C. Glucose is a monomer of cellulose
D. Cellulose is a homopolymer while chitin is a heteropolymer 
E. Starch does not contain complex helices and hence cannot hold I2
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1. A, B, C only
2. B, D, E only
3. B, E only
4. B, C, D only
Subtopic:  Carbohydrates: Starch & Glycogen | Carbohydrates: Cellulose, Chitin, Inulin & Agar |
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Match the items listed in column-I with column-II.
Column -I Column-II
a. Cellulose (i) Storehouse of energy in plants
b. Inulin  (ii) Exoskeleton of arthropods
c. Starch  (iii) Polymer of fructose
d. Chitin  (iv) Structural element of plant cell wall
Choose the correct option.
1. a(iii), b(iv), c(i), d(ii)
2. a(iv), b(iii), c(ii), d(i)
3. a(iv), b(ii), c(iii), d(i)
4. a(iv), b(iii), c(i), d(ii)
Subtopic:  Carbohydrates: Glycosidic Bond & Disaccharide | Carbohydrates: Starch & Glycogen | Carbohydrates: Cellulose, Chitin, Inulin & Agar |
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Read the statements given below and select the correct option:
(a) In glycogen, the right end is the reducing one
(b) Cellulose and starch form complex helices 
(c) Starch is the main structural component of papers made from plant pulp 
 
1. Statements (a) and (b) are correct while statement (c) is incorrect 
2. Statements (a) and (c) are correct while statement (b) is incorrect 
3. Statements (b) and (c) are incorrect while statement (a) is correct
4. Statements (a) and (c) are incorrect while statement (b) is correct
Subtopic:  Carbohydrates: Starch & Glycogen |
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Assertion (A): Starch is a polymer of glucose.
Reason (R) : It is made of several glucose units.

1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true but (R) is false.
4. Both (A) and (R) are false.
 
Subtopic:  Carbohydrates | Carbohydrates: Starch & Glycogen |
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