Polysaccharides
Polysaccharides: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Carbohydrates, Monosaccharides, Polysaccharides, Cellulose & Glycogen etc.
Important Questions on Polysaccharides




Which of the following characteristics does NOT describe cellulose?

Cellulose is made up of which of the following carbohydrates?



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 |


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

Which among the following is heteropolysaccharide?

Disaccharides are formed by monosaccharide units by the

The simplest monosaccharide made up of three carbon atoms amongst the following is





The general formula for simple carbohydrates is?

The proportion of oxygen and hydrogen in carbohydrate is
