HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
CROP PHYSIOLOGY
Question
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protein
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cellulose
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glycogen
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starch
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Detailed explanation-1: -Plants store carbohydrates in long polysaccharides chains called starch, while animals store carbohydrates as the molecule glycogen. These large polysaccharides contain many chemical bonds and therefore store a lot of chemical energy.
Detailed explanation-2: -Most of the carbohydrate, though, is in the form of starch, long chains of linked glucose molecules that are a storage form of fuel.
Detailed explanation-3: -Starch is a plant polysaccharide that is predominantly found in cereal grains, roots and tubers such as potatoes, cassava and manioc, and legumes such as peas, chickpeas and beans (Table 1). The diversity in starch granule structure and properties is appalling.
Detailed explanation-4: -Polysaccharides are long chains of monosaccharides linked by glycosidic bonds. Three important polysaccharides, starch, glycogen, and cellulose, are composed of glucose. Starch and glycogen serve as short-term energy stores in plants and animals, respectively. The glucose monomers are linked by glycosidic bonds.