Amylose and amylopectin chains occur in

Glycogen

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Starch

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Cellulose

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Chitin

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Solution

The correct option is B Starch
Starch is a storage polysaccharide made up of glucose. A molecule of starch is made up of straight chain amylose and branched chain amylopectin. Amylose is formed by joining of glucose molecules by $α$ -1, 4 linkage in a straight chain. In Amylopectin, glucose units are linked in a linear way with (14) glycosidic bonds and branching takes place with (16) bonds occurring every 24 to 30 glucose units.

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