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What is glycogen ? How is it different from starch ? How is starch structurally different from cellulose ?

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Glycogen is a carbohydrate known as animal strach. It structure is similar to amylopectin which means that it is a branched polymer of `alpha-D` glucose units.
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  2. Write full forms of DNA and RNA ?

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  4. (i) Given one structural difference between amylose and amylopectin. ...

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  5. Name the disease caused by the deficiency of vitamin C.

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  6. What are the hydrolysis products of sucrose ?

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  7. Write the name of the linkage of joining two alpha-amino acids ?

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  8. What are the three types of RNA molecules which perform different func...

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  9. (a) What type of bonding helps in stabilising alpha-helix structure of...

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  10. What are enzymes ? Give two example with uses.

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  11. Given one example each for a disaccharide and a polysaccharide.

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  12. What do RNA and DNA represent ?

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  13. What is Glycogen ? How does it differ from starch ?

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  14. (i) Which of the following biomolecules is insoluble in water ? Justif...

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  15. (i) Deficicency of which vitamin causes night-blindness ? (ii) Name ...

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  16. What are carbohydrates ? How are they classified ? Give example of eac...

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  17. What are coenzymes ? Give example.

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  18. Differentiate between globular and fibrous proteins.

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  19. Write chemical name and source of vitamin C.

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