The difference between amylose and amylopectin is:

Solution & Explanation

\textbf{Answer:} (C) Amylopectin is branched (both $1\to 4$ and $1\to 6$ links); amylose is linear (only $1\to 4$). \textbf{Solution:} Both amylose and amylopectin are polymers of $\alpha$-D-glucose, so option D (glucose $+$ galactose) is wrong. Amylose is a long unbranched chain containing only $\alpha$-($1\to 4$) glycosidic linkages, which rules out option B (amylose is not branched) and option A (amylose is not the branched form). Amylopectin is highly branched: its linear segments use $\alpha$-($1\to 4$) linkages while the branch points are joined by $\alpha$-($1\to 6$) linkages. The distinguishing feature is therefore that amylopectin has both $1\to 4$ and $1\to 6$ linkages whereas amylose has only $1\to 4$ — option C.