Polysaccharides

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Polysaccharides: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Carbohydrates, Monosaccharides, Polysaccharides, Cellulose & Glycogen etc.

Important Questions on Polysaccharides

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What is 'Inulin'?

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Cellulose is homopolymer of _____.

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Cellulose is a homopolymer.

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What does cellulose mean?

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Which of the following characteristics does NOT describe cellulose?

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Cellulose is made up of which of the following carbohydrates?

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Glycogen is a homopolymer.

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Write down the importance of glycogen.

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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

 

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Honey has three sugars. They are

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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

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Which among the following is heteropolysaccharide?

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Disaccharides are formed by monosaccharide units by the

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

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Ribulose is a/an

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CH2O is a

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Which of these cannot be hydrolysed further?

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C6H12O6 and C6H12O5 are 

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The general formula for simple carbohydrates is?

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The proportion of oxygen and hydrogen in carbohydrate is