Home
Class 12
CHEMISTRY
Cellulose, starch and glycogen are all t...

Cellulose, starch and glycogen are all the polysaccharides which contain:

A

amylopectin and glycogen

B

amylose and glycogen

C

amylose and amylopectin

D

cellulose and glycogen

Text Solution

AI Generated Solution

The correct Answer is:
To solve the question regarding the polysaccharides cellulose, starch, and glycogen, we will analyze each of these compounds step by step. ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Identify the Polysaccharides**: - The three polysaccharides in question are cellulose, starch, and glycogen. 2. **Source of Polysaccharides**: - **Cellulose**: Found in the cell walls of plants. - **Starch**: A storage form of glucose in plants, composed of two components: amylose and amylopectin. - **Glycogen**: A storage form of glucose in animals. 3. **Subunits of Polysaccharides**: - **Cellulose**: Composed of beta-glucose units. - **Starch**: Composed of alpha-glucose units (both amylose and amylopectin are made of alpha-glucose). - **Glycogen**: Also composed of alpha-glucose units. 4. **Structure of Starch**: - **Amylose**: A linear polymer of alpha-glucose linked by 1,4-glycosidic bonds. - **Amylopectin**: A branched polymer of alpha-glucose with both 1,4 and 1,6-glycosidic bonds. 5. **Comparison of Bonding**: - **Cellulose**: Contains 1,4-glycosidic bonds between beta-glucose units. - **Starch**: Contains 1,4-glycosidic bonds in amylose and both 1,4 and 1,6-glycosidic bonds in amylopectin. - **Glycogen**: Contains 1,4 and 1,6-glycosidic bonds, similar to amylopectin but with more branching. 6. **Branching**: - **Cellulose**: No branching. - **Starch**: Amylose is unbranched, while amylopectin is branched. - **Glycogen**: Highly branched structure. 7. **Conclusion**: - The correct answer to the question is that cellulose, starch, and glycogen all contain **alpha-glucose** (in the case of starch and glycogen) and **beta-glucose** (in the case of cellulose). However, the question specifically asks for the components of starch, which are amylose and amylopectin. ### Final Answer: The correct option is **C: Amylose and Amylopectin**.

To solve the question regarding the polysaccharides cellulose, starch, and glycogen, we will analyze each of these compounds step by step. ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Identify the Polysaccharides**: - The three polysaccharides in question are cellulose, starch, and glycogen. 2. **Source of Polysaccharides**: ...
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • BIOMOLECULES

    NCERT FINGERTIPS ENGLISH|Exercise HOTS|5 Videos
  • BIOMOLECULES

    NCERT FINGERTIPS ENGLISH|Exercise EXEMPLER PROBLEMS|16 Videos
  • AMINES

    NCERT FINGERTIPS ENGLISH|Exercise ASSERTION & REASON CORNER|14 Videos
  • CHEMICAL KINETICS

    NCERT FINGERTIPS ENGLISH|Exercise Assertion And Reason|15 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

Starch and cellulose are

The starch and glycogen are two most suitable storage polysaccharides because

Which one is polysaccharide ?

Starch and cellulose

Starch, cellulose, glycogen, chitin are polysaccharides found among the following. Choose the one appropriate and write against each. Cotton fibre ……… Exooskeleton of cockroach …….. Liver ………. Peeled potato …………..

In glycogen, the right end of the polysaccharide chain is called

which is not a polysaccharide ?

which one of the following is polysaccharide ?

True/False (i) A protein is a homopolymer not a heteropolymer (ii) RUBISCO is the most abundant protein in the whole biosphere (iii) Cellulose is a homopolymer (iv) In polysaccharide chain (glycogen) the right end is called non reducing (v) startch has helical structure and its given iodine test (vi) Cellulose contains a complex helical structure and can hold I_(2) (vii) Chitin is a heteropolymer

Which is the chemical test for polysaccharide

NCERT FINGERTIPS ENGLISH-BIOMOLECULES-Assertion And Reason
  1. Cellulose, starch and glycogen are all the polysaccharides which conta...

    Text Solution

    |

  2. Assertion : Polysaccharides are called non-sugars. Reason : Carbohyd...

    Text Solution

    |

  3. Assertion : Maltose and lactose are examples of reducing sugars. Rea...

    Text Solution

    |

  4. Assertion : Glucose gets oxidised to gluconic acid on reaction with mi...

    Text Solution

    |

  5. Assertion : Glucose is correctly named as D-(+)-glucose. ' 3 Reason...

    Text Solution

    |

  6. Assertion : D-glucose is dextrorotatory whereas L-glucose is laevorot...

    Text Solution

    |

  7. Assertion : Glucose reacts with phenyl hydrazine and Fehling's solutio...

    Text Solution

    |

  8. The two cyclic hemiacetal forms of glucose differing only in the confi...

    Text Solution

    |

  9. Assertion: Sucrose is a non reducing sugar. Reason : Sucrose is a d...

    Text Solution

    |

  10. Assertion: Hydrolysis of sucrose brings about a change in sign of rota...

    Text Solution

    |

  11. Assertion: All naturally occuring alpha-amino acids are optically acti...

    Text Solution

    |

  12. Assertion: All enzymes found in cells are invariably proteins which ca...

    Text Solution

    |

  13. Assertion (A) In presence of enzyme, substrate molecule can be attacke...

    Text Solution

    |

  14. Assertion: Vitamin D cannot be stored in our body. Reason : Vitamin...

    Text Solution

    |

  15. Assertion: Purine bases present in DNA are adenine and guanine. Rea...

    Text Solution

    |

  16. Assertion: The two strands of DNA are complementary to each other R...

    Text Solution

    |