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Starch is composed of amylose and ________ .

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amylopectin

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maltose

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C

glycogen

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none of the above

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Solution

The correct option is A amylopectin
Starch has two types of units, Amylose and amylopectin.
Amylose-Amylose is a polysaccharide made of $α$ -D-glucose units, bonded to each other through $α (1, 4)$ glycosidic bonds.
Amylopectin- Amylopectin is a water-soluble polysaccharide and highly branched polymer of α-glucose units found in plants

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