Polysaccharides

Question 1

polysaccharides are also called

Answer 1

carbohydrates

Question 2

polysaccharides are long chains of

Answer 2

sugar

Question 3

monomer of cellulose

Answer 3

glucose

Question 4

starch is present as a store house of energy in ____ tissues

Answer 4

plant

Question 5

glycogen is present as a store house of energy in ____ tissues

Answer 5

animal

Question 6

inulin is a polymer of

Answer 6

fructose

Question 7

in a polysaccharide chain, the right end is called _______ while the left end is called

Answer 7

reducing end
non-reducing end

Question 8

does glycogen have branches

Answer 8

yes

Question 9

structure of starch

Answer 9

helical

Question 10

which molecules can starch hold in the helical portion

Answer 10

I2

Question 11

the starch-I2 is ____ in colour

Answer 11

blue

Question 12

can cellulose hold I2, why

Answer 12

no
it does not contain complex helices

Question 13

plant cell walls are made up of

Answer 13

cellulose

Question 14

paper made from ___ ___ and ___ ____ is cellulosic

Answer 14

plant pulp
cotton fibre

Question 15

building blocks of complex polysaccharides

Answer 15

amino-sugars and chemically modified sugars

Question 16

examples of complex polysaccharides

Answer 16

glucosamine
n-acetyl galactosamine

Question 17

complex polysaccharide in exoskeleton of arthropods

Answer 17

chitin

Question 18

are complex polysaccharides homopolymers or heteropolymers

Answer 18

heteropolymers