Biomolecules Question 90

Question: The most abundant structural polysaccharide is cellulose and the second largest structural polysaccharide is:

Options:

A) Chitin

B) Mannose

C) Glycogen

D) Hyaluronic acid

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

[a] Chitin is a polysaccharide, and principal component of exoskeleton of insects and crustaceans.

It is a polymer of N-acetyl glucosamine.

Thus it the second largest structural polysaccharide.