AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Starchy foods are our main source of carbohydrate and have an important role in a healthy diet. Starchy foods – such as potatoes, bread, rice, pasta, and cereals – should make up just over a third of the food you eat, as shown by the Eatwell Guide.

Detailed explanation-2: -Polysaccharides: Starch, Glycogen, and Cellulose Animals store energy as glycogen, which consists of more highly branched chains of glucose. Collectively, sugars, starch, and glycogen are know as carbohydrates, and they are an important source of cellular energy.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cellulose [(C6H10O5)n] is a natural organic compound that is the most abundant biopolymer on the planet. It is a polysaccharide or complex carbohydrate made up of hundreds to thousands of glucose molecules linked together to form a chain.