Read the given statements and select the correct option.
(I) Fructose is the sweetest sugar.
(II) The right end of a polysaccharide chain is the reducing end, while the left end is the non- reducing end
(III) Cellulose can hold iodine molecules in it’s helical portion and gives blue colour with it.
(IV) Plant cell walls are made of chitin.

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Fructose (fruit$$ sugar $$) is the sweetest sugar.Right end of a polysacharide is reducing end and left end is non reducing end.Cellulose has unbranched glucose chain, hence cannot hold iodine. It will not turn blue in iodine test.Plant cell walls are made of cellulose, chitin is present in fungal cell walls.

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