BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

BIOLOGY

CARBOHYDRATES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the source of most carbohydrates?
A
Animals
B
Plants
C
Eggs
D
Mother Nature
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Cellulose is the most abundant carbohydrate in the plant kingdom, forming the fundamental structure of plant cell walls, where cellulose is closely associated with other components such as hemicelluloses and lignin. Cellulose is distinguished from the starches by their 1 → 4 bonds.

Detailed explanation-2: -Plants build carbohydrates using light energy from the sun (during the process of photosynthesis), while animals eat plants or other animals to obtain carbohydrates. Plants store carbohydrates in long polysaccharides chains called starch, while animals store carbohydrates as the molecule glycogen.

Detailed explanation-3: -Carbohydrates are found in a wide array of both healthy and unhealthy foods-bread, beans, milk, popcorn, potatoes, cookies, spaghetti, soft drinks, corn, and cherry pie. They also come in a variety of forms. The most common and abundant forms are sugars, fibers, and starches.

Detailed explanation-4: -They include starch, glycogen, cellulose, and chitin. They generally either store energy or form structures, such as cell walls, in living things. Starch is a complex carbohydrate that is made by plants to store energy.

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