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Which of these statements is not true regarding polysaccharides?(a) Inulin is a polysaccharide made of fructose(b) Chitin is a heteropolymer(c) Glycogen is a highly branched polysaccharide(d) Cellulose makes up cotton fibersThis question was posed to me in homework.I want to ask this question from Biomolecules topic in chapter Biomolecules of Biology – Class 11

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Right OPTION is (b) Chitin is a heteropolymer

To explain I would say: Inulin is a homopolymer of repeating units of the monomer fructose. GLYCOGEN is highly BRANCHED. Cellulose is the major component of cotton FIBERS. However, chitin is a homopolymer of N-acetyl glucosamine units.



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