BIOLOGY
CARBOHYDRATES
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provides a way for glucose to be stored within our bodies
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is broken down by the cell walls of the plant
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is a polysaccharide, while starch is a monosaccharide
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is the monosaccharide for glucose
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Detailed explanation-1: -What is the function of starch and glycogen? Both starch (amylose and amylopectin) and glycogen function as energy storage molecules. However, glycogen is produced, stored, and used as an energy reserve by animals, whereas starches are produced, stored and used as an energy reserve by plants.
Detailed explanation-2: -When your body doesn’t immediately need glucose from the food you eat for energy, it stores glucose primarily in your muscles and liver as glycogen for later use. Your body creates glycogen from glucose through a process called glycogenesis.
Detailed explanation-3: -Glucose is the main source of fuel for our cells. When the body doesn’t need to use the glucose for energy, it stores it in the liver and muscles. This stored form of glucose is made up of many connected glucose molecules and is called glycogen.
Detailed explanation-4: -In humans the majority of glycogen is stored in skeletal muscles (∼500 g) and the liver (∼100 g). Food is supplied in larger meals, but the blood glucose concentration has to be kept within narrow limits to survive and stay healthy.