What are mucopolysaccharides?

A mucopolysaccharide is

The mucopolysaccharide present in bone joints is

Assertion : Bacterial cell wall is characterised by having mucopolysaccharides. Reason : Acetyl muramic acid is an example of mucopolysaccharide.

The diagram shows the structure of a fungal cell with different parts labelled as A,B,C and D. Which of the following statements are true with regard to the fungal cell structive? (i) A contains mucopolysaccharides which are also present in exoskeleton of insects and crustaceans. (ii) D are usually more than one in number in case of aseptate hyphae. (iii) Carotenes and xanthophylls are present in C, which harvest light energy for photosynthesis. (iv) B is the reverse food material, usually stored in the form of starch and oil.

Polysaccharides || Structural Polysaccharides || Cellulose || Chitin || MucoPolysaccharides || Mucoproteins || Mucopolysaccharides

heteropolysaccharide | | Mucopolysaccharide | | Lipids

What are phylloclades? What are their functions ?