Examples of biomolecule types include:

 
1. Amino acid: glycine; Sugar: glucose; Nucleotide: ATP
2. Fatty acid: palmitic acid; Protein: insulin; Polysaccharide: starch
3. Enzyme: pepsin; Hormone: thyroxine; Vitamin: ascorbic acid
4. All of the above
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Which of the following is the most abundant biomolecule on Earth and constitutes the structural framework of the plant cell wall?
1. Chitin 2. Pectin
3. Cellulose 4. Hemicellulose
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Inulin is a collection of:
1. Fructose polymers
2. Sucrose polymers
3. Lactose polymers
4. Glucose polymers
 
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Match Column I with Column II and mark the correct option:

Column I Column II
a. Starch 1. Cotton fibre
b. Cellulose 2. Exoskeleton of cockroach
c. Glycogen 3. Liver
d. Chitin 4. Peeled potato

1. a(3), b(4), c(1), d(2)
2. a(4), b(1), c(3), d(2)
3. a(4), b(2), c(1), d(2)
4. a(2), b(1), c(3), d(4) 

Subtopic:  Carbohydrates | Carbohydrates: Introduction | Carbohydrates: Starch & Glycogen | Carbohydrates: Cellulose, Chitin, Inulin & Agar |
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Assertion (A): Starch is a polymer of glucose.
Reason (R): It is made of several glucose units.
 
1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true but (R) is false.
4. Both (A) and (R) are false.
Subtopic:  Carbohydrates | Carbohydrates: Starch & Glycogen |
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In which of the following groups, all three are examples of polysaccharides?

1. Starch, glycogen, cellulose
2. Sucrose, maltose, glucose
3. Glucose, fructose, lactose
4. Galactose, starch, sucrose
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Which of the following polysaccharides does not have glucose as its constituent unit?
1. Inulin
2. Starch
3. Cellulose
4. Glycogen
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Match List-I (Carbohydrate Type) with List-II (Example)
List-I List-II
A. Disaccharide
 1. Glucose
B. Storage polysaccharide
 2. Cellulose
C. Structural polysaccharide
 3. Starch
D. Reducing sugar 4. Maltose
Codes:
1. A–1, B–4, C–3, D–2
2. A–4, B–3, C–2, D–1
3. A–1, B–4, C–2, D–3
4. A–4, B–3, C–1, D–2
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Identify the incorrect statement regarding the structural organization and functional properties of carbohydrate molecules:
1. Monosaccharides serve as the fundamental building blocks for complex carbohydrate construction.
2. Cellulose provides structural support in plant cell walls through beta-1,4-glycosidic linkages.
3. All polysaccharides demonstrate identical helical secondary structures regardless of their monosaccharide composition.
4. Starch and glycogen function as energy storage molecules in plants and animals, respectively.
Subtopic:  Element Analysis | Carbohydrates |
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Sugars are technically called carbohydrates, referring to the fact that their formulae are only multiples of C(H2O). Hexose therefore has six carbons, twelve hydrogen and six oxygen atoms. Glucose is a hexose. Choose from among the following another hexose.

1. Fructose 2. Erythrose
3. Ribulose 4. Ribose
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