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Why do animals use both glycogen and fat as energy stores while plants only use starch?
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plants produce starch for use as energy storage polymer but plants also produce fats (another source of energy). Monounsaturated fats can also be found in nuts and olive oils, while polyunsaturated fats in sunflower and corn... Animals (or humans) would store energy as fats (aside from glycogen) since fats are less bulky than starch and are therefore suitable for mobile animals... would you rather see yourself gaining additional pounds when in stead of fat, youd store starch (of about the same energetically equivalent amount of fat)?
Basically starch and glycogen has similar function: They are main forms of carbohydrate storage for plants and animals, respectively. They differ mainly in their structure-- that is glycogen being more extensively branched... Plants (however) produce starch and later on can undergo drying process (particularly in seeds).. Animals cannot store energy that is equivalent to plants storing 'dry starch'... since in animals, glycogen storage is associated with a concomitant storage of water..
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The carbohydrate energy storage molecule of animals is?
The carbohydrate energy storage molecule of animals is glycogen. Glycogen is a substance deposited in bodily tissues as a store of carbohydrates.
Which characteristic do glycogen and starch share?
They are both made up of chains of glucose molecules, with glycogen being the form for animals and starch being the form for plants.
What is the equivalent of plant starch in animals?
Their digestive processes convert the starch to glucose. They can now use the glucose as a source of energy.
What is the function of starch in animals?
Starch is a polysaccharide, thus it is made up of many molecules of monosaccharides (glucose). THis allows it to be consumed then reduced to glucose to provide energy for the organism. It is how plants store their energy.
What is excess glucose stored as?
glycogen
Two that store energy are starch which is produced by plants and glycogen which is produce by animals?
monosaccharides
The carbohydrate energy storage molecule of animals is?
The carbohydrate energy storage molecule of animals is glycogen. Glycogen is a substance deposited in bodily tissues as a store of carbohydrates.
What is the stored form of carbohydrate in plants and animals respictively?
Starch is the storage form of carbohydrates in plants. In contrast, glycogen is the storage form of carbohydrates in animals.
Does starch provide energy for the animals?
starch is the store of sugar in plants wheras glycogen is the store of sugar in animals. So quite simply the answer would be no animal cells do not contain starch but they do have there own form of it.
Is food in plants is the same as starch?
Yes, Because plants store food as starch and animals store fats/lipids as glycogen and protein is stored as glycogen too(in animals)
What are the structural differences of glycogen and starch?
Glycogen is storage form of glucose in animals .Starch is the storage form of glucose in plants
Does fish meat have starch?
No it does not. Starch is only present in Plants. you will find Glycogen in Animals.
What is the common feature of starch and glycogen?
They are both made up of chains of glucose molecules, with glycogen being the form for animals and starch being the form for plants.
Starch or glycogen are examples of what?
Starch and glycogen are examples of polysaccharides, which are large carbohydrate molecules made up of many sugar units joined together. They serve as energy storage molecules in plants (starch) and animals (glycogen).
Glycogen and starch?
Are complex sugars that are stored. Glycogen is the way that sugar is stored in animals, starch is the way that sugar is stored in plants.
Polysaccharide in animals that stores energy?
my answer is always correct :) its glycogen and for Plato users the answer is A
How are the major polymers stored in plants and animals?
The major polimer stored in plants is starch, and in animals is glycogen.
