FOOD TECHNOLOGY

FOOD CHEMISTRY

CARBOHYDRATES PROTEINS AND LIPIDS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which polysaccharides are found in plants only?
A
glycogen and chitin
B
glycogen and cellulose
C
starch and cellulose
D
chitin and starch
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The structural polysaccharide found in plant cell walls is cellulose while the storage polysaccharide found in seeds is starch. Was this answer helpful?

Detailed explanation-2: -Starch (a polymer of glucose) is used as a storage polysaccharide in plants, being found in the form of both amylose and the branched amylopectin.

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