Which of the following statements is correct about polysaccharides?

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Which of the following statements is correct about polysaccharides?

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Cellulose is a branched polysaccharide. Glycogen is more branched than starch. Correct Starch is a polymer of fructose. Chitin is found only in plants.

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Glycogen has more branches than starch. Cellulose is unbranched, starch is a polymer of glucose, and chitin is found in fungi and arthropods.

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