Question

Classify the following into monosaccharides,oligosaccharides and polysaccharides.
(1) starch, (2) glucose, (3) stachyose, (4) maltose, (5) raffinose,
(6) cellulose, (7)sucrose, (8) lactose.

Answer 1

$1)$ Monosaccharides $-$ glucose.

$2)$ Oligo Saccharides $-$ yield two (or) more than 2 mono saccharides on hydrolysis sucrose, lactose, raffinose, maltose,stachyose.

$3)$ Poly Saccharides $-$ yield more than 3 mono Saccharide on hydrolysis $-$ cellulose and starch.