In which of the following groups, all the three are examples of polysaccharides?           

1. Starch, glycogen, cellulose

2. Sucrose, maltose, glucose

3. Glucose, fructose, lactose

4. Galactose, starch, sucrose 

Subtopic:  Carbohydrates: Starch & Glycogen | Carbohydrates: Cellulose, Chitin, Inulin & Agar |
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Which of the following is present as a store house of energy in plant tissues?

(1)Cellulose

(2)Sucrose

(3)Glycogen

(4)Starch

Subtopic:  Carbohydrates: Starch & Glycogen |
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Which of the following is present as a store house of energy in animal tissues?

1. Cellulose

2. Sucrose

3. Glycogen

4. Starch

Subtopic:  Carbohydrates: Starch & Glycogen |
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Carbohydrates are commonly found as starch in plant storage organs. Which of the following five properties of starch (A-E) make it useful as a storage material?
 
(A) Easily translocated
(B) Chemically non-reactive
(C) Easily digested by animals
(D) Osmotically inactive
(E) Synthesized during photosynthesis

The useful properties are:
1. (B) and (C)
2. (B) and (D)
3. (A), (C) and (E)
4. (A) and (E)
Subtopic:  Carbohydrates: Starch & Glycogen |
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Inulin is a polymer of

1. Fructose

2. Glucose

3. Mannose

4. Ribose

Subtopic:  Carbohydrates: Starch & Glycogen |
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Plant cell walls are made of

1. Homopolymer of fructose
2. Heteropolymer of glycogen
3. Homopolymer of glucose
4. Homopolymer of glycogen
Subtopic:  Carbohydrates: Starch & Glycogen |
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As starch is related to plant body, which of the following polysaccharides is related to animal body ?

1. Cellulose 2. Chitin
3. Glycogen 4. Inulin
Subtopic:  Carbohydrates: Starch & Glycogen |
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Cotton fibre is made up of

1. Cellulose 2. Glycogen
3. Chitin 4. Starch
Subtopic:  Carbohydrates: Starch & Glycogen |
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Which of the following is a structural polysaccharide?

1. Glycogen

2. Starch

3. Inulin

4. Cellulose

Subtopic:  Carbohydrates: Starch & Glycogen |
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Which of the following is mismatched? 

1. Chitin        -      Polymer of glucosamine
2. Glycogen   -      Polymer of glucose 
3. Cellulose   -      Heteropolysaccharide
4. Inulin        -      Homopolysaccharide
Subtopic:  Carbohydrates: Starch & Glycogen |
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