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- Botany
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- Biomolecules (B)
NEET · Botany · Biomolecules (B)
Select the correct statements regarding the given figure.
Select the correct statements regarding the given figure.
Options
- AThis polysaccharide is a heteropolymer.
- BIt is present as a storehouse of energy in plant tissues.
- CIn this polysaccharide chain, the right end is called the reducing end and the left end is called the non-reducing end.
- DIt does not have branches.
Correct answer
C. In this polysaccharide chain, the right end is called the reducing end and the left end is called the non-reducing end.
Step-by-step solution
Cellulose is a homopolymer. Starch is a variant of this but present as a storehouse of energy in plant tissues. Animals have another variant called glycogen. Inulin is a polymer of fructose. In a polysaccharide chain (say glycogen), the right end is called the reducing end and the left end is called the non-reducing end. It has branches as shown in the form of a cartoon (Figure 9.2).