Which option best defines the term “Starch”?
- AThe plant energy-storage polysaccharide that forms helices capable of holding iodine and producing a blue colour.
- BA glucose homopolymer forming plant cell walls; paper from plant pulp and cotton fibre is cellulosic.
- CThe branched animal storage polysaccharide whose right end is reducing and left and branch ends are non-reducing.
- DA complex polysaccharide containing modified sugar units and occurring in arthropod exoskeleton.
✓ Correct answer: A
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