Chemistry-Carbohydrates
NEET Chemistry Carbohydrates Assertion Reason Question
Type: Assertion Reason-assertion-Easy-Class 12
Assertion (A): Glycogen is known as animal starch because of its structural similarity to amylopectin. | Reason (R): Glycogen is a straight chain polysaccharide composed of b-D-glucose units.
A
Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
B
Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C
A is true, but R is false.
D
A is false.
Correct Answer
Option C
Detailed Explanation
The assertion is true as glycogen is similar to amylopectin in structure and highly branched. The reason is false because glycogen is not a straight chain polysaccharide.
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