Inulin is a:
1. Disaccharide containing two galactose
2. Disaccharide containing fructose and galactose
3. Polymer of fructose
4. Polysaccharide used in microbial culture
Statement I: | Iodine test can detect the presence of starch but not of cellulose in a given sample. |
Statement II: | Starch forms helical secondary structure and can hold iodine molecules while cellulose does not contain complex helices and hence cannot hold iodine. |
1. | Both Statement I and Statement II are correct and Statement II correctly explains Statement I |
2. | Both Statement I and Statement II are correct but Statement II does not correctly explain Statement I |
3. | Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect |
4. | Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct |
Given below is the structure of a monosaccharide. The homopolymer of this monosaccharide is used in:
1. Storage of carbohydrates in plants
2. Storage of carbohydrates in animals
3. Making the medium for microbial culture
4. Formation of the structure of the plant cell wall