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Name two "Storage Polysaccharides" and two "Structural Polysaccharides"

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Examples of storage polysaccharides - starch and glycogen and structural polysaccharides - cellulose and chitin

Step-by-step explanation:

Polysaccharides are the complex carbohydrate polymers, composed of monosaccharide units that are joined together by glycosidic bond.

In other words, polysaccharides are the carbohydrate molecules that give monosaccharides or oligosaccharides on hydrolysis.

The examples of storage polysaccharides are starch and glycogen. The examples of structural polysaccharides are cellulose and chitin.

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