Cotton fibres are

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(A) Cotton fibres are primarily composed of cellulose. Cellulose is a polysaccharide consisting of a linear chain of several hundred to many thousands

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Cellulose

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(A) Cotton fibres are primarily composed of cellulose. Cellulose is a polysaccharide consisting of a linear chain of several hundred to many thousands of $\beta(1 \rightarrow 4)$ linked $D$-glucose units. It is the most abundant organic compound in the plant kingdom and provides structural support to the cell walls of plants.

Column-$I$	Column-$II$
$(1)$ $C_n(H_2O)_m$	$(a)$ Monosaccharide
$(2)$ $C_n(H_2O)_{n-1}$	$(b)$ Polysaccharide
$(3)$ $C_n(H_2O)_n$	$(c)$ Carbohydrate
$(4)$ $n(C_5H_{10}O_5)$	$(d)$ Disaccharide

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Identify the pentose sugar.

Match the following columns correctly and select the correct option:
Column-$I$ Column-$II$
$(1)$ $C_n(H_2O)_m$ $(a)$ Monosaccharide
$(2)$ $C_n(H_2O)_{n-1}$ $(b)$ Polysaccharide
$(3)$ $C_n(H_2O)_n$ $(c)$ Carbohydrate
$(4)$ $n(C_5H_{10}O_5)$ $(d)$ Disaccharide

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