Which of the following is a polymer of fructose?
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Correct answer: Inulin (fructose)
Inulin is a storage polysaccharide found in plants like Dahlia tubers and is a polymer of fructose units. Starch and glycogen are polymers of glucose; cellulose is a structural glucose polymer found in plant cell walls.
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