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MHT CET · BIOLOGY · STD 11 - 6. Biomolecules

Which one of the following is generally applicable to polysaccharides?

  1. A Crystalline, insoluble, tasteless
  2. B Amorphous, soluble, sweet
  3. C Crystalline soluble sweet
  4. D Amorphous, insoluble, tasteless
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(D) Amorphous, insoluble, tasteless

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Mono and disaccharides are crystalline, sweet and soluble in water. But polysaccharides like starch, glycogen, cellulose are not sweet they are amorphous and insoluble in water