The covalent bond that is formed between two monosaccharide units is called…..
a) phosphodiester bond
b) polar covalent bond
c) glycosidic bond
d) hydrogen bond
Explanation: Glycosidic bonds are covalent chemical bonds that hold together a glycoside. A glycoside is simply a ring-shaped sugar molecule that is attached to another molecule.
Polysaccharides
are the polymers of monosaccharide units. They are hydrolyzed into more than
…….. monomers.
a) two
b) ten
c) fifty
d) hundred
Which of the following is/are the property/ies of polysaccharides?
a) they are tasteless
b) they are insoluble in water
c) they cannot hydrolyzed
d) both a and b
Which of the following is/are polysaccharides?
a) starch
b) glycogen and chitin
c) cellulose
d) all of these
Green plants prepare glucose during photosynthesis, which is immediately converted into ………
a) starch
b) glycogen
c) cellulose
d) chitin
Explanation: when plants need glucose, starch is converted back to glucose
Which of the following polysaccharide is store in animal cells?
a) glucose
b) glycogen
c) cellulose
d) sucrose
Explanation: glycogen is a polymer of glucose forming branched chains
