The number of correct statement(s) from the statements given below is/are:
I: Cellulose is a polymeric polysaccharide consisting of only one type of monosaccharide.
II: Starch is a homopolymer.
III: Inulin is a polymer of fructose.
IV: In glycogen, the right end is called the reducing end, and the left end is called the non-reducing end.
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
Subtopic:  Carbohydrates: Starch & Glycogen | Carbohydrates: Cellulose, Chitin, Inulin & Agar |
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Match the polysaccharide with its correct function:
Column I Column II
\(\mathrm{(A)}\) Starch \(\mathrm{(I)}\) Storage of glucose in plants
\(\mathrm{(B)}\) Glycogen \(\mathrm{(II)}\) Storage of glucose in animals
\(\mathrm{(C)}\) Cellulose \(\mathrm{(III)}\) Structural component of plant cell walls
\(\mathrm{(D)}\) Chitin \(\mathrm{(IV)}\) Structural component in fungal cell walls and exoskeletons of insects
 
1. \(\mathrm{A\text- II,B\text-I,C\text-IV,D\text-III}\)
2. \(\mathrm{A\text-III,B\text- I,C\text-II,D\text-IV}\)
3. \(\mathrm{A\text-I ,B\text-II,C\text-IV,D\text-III}\)
4. \(\mathrm{A\text- I,B\text-II,C\text-II,D\text-IV}\)
Subtopic:  Carbohydrates: Starch & Glycogen | Carbohydrates: Cellulose, Chitin, Inulin & Agar |
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Regarding polysaccharides:
I: Cellulose does not contain complex helices.
II: Inulin is a polymer of fructose.
III: Left end of glycogen is the reducing end
1. Only I and II are correct
2. Only I and III are correct
3. Only II and III are correct
4. I, II and III are correct
Subtopic:  Carbohydrates | Carbohydrates: Starch & Glycogen | Carbohydrates: Cellulose, Chitin, Inulin & Agar |
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Chitin, a complex polysaccharide, is found in:

1. Plant cell wall
2. The exoskeleton of arthropods and cell walls of most fungi
3. Bacterial cell wall
4. Cartilage and other connective tissues
Subtopic:  Carbohydrates: Cellulose, Chitin, Inulin & Agar |
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Chitin:
I: is a long-chain polymer of N-acetylglucosamine.
II: is a primary component of cell walls in fungi.
1. Only I is correct
2. Only II is correct
3. Both I and II are correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect
Subtopic:  Carbohydrates: Cellulose, Chitin, Inulin & Agar |
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