FOOD TECHNOLOGY

FOOD CHEMISTRY

CARBOHYDRATES PROTEINS AND LIPIDS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A carbohydrate (polysaccharide) that is formed by plants and used later by the plant as a reserve food supply and made up of only glucose molecules covalently bonded together is
A
triglycerides
B
Startch
C
glycogen
D
sucrose
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Starch is the stored form of sugars in plants and is made up of amylose and amylopectin (both polymers of glucose).

Detailed explanation-2: -Starch is the stored form of sugars in plants and is made up of a mixture of two polysaccharides, amylose and amylopectin (both polymers of glucose).

Detailed explanation-3: -The storage form of glucose in plants is starch. Starch is a polysaccharide. The leaves of a plant make sugar during the process of photosynthesis.

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