NUTRITION
CARBOHYDRATES
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Question
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Plant and animal cells can combine glucose molecules into long chains called
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Monosaccharides
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Disaccharides
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polysaccharides
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None of the above
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Explanation:
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: -The polysaccharides serve as a structural organization in animals and plants. Other functions of polysaccharides include: They store energy in organisms.
Detailed explanation-3: -A polysaccharide is a large molecule made of many smaller monosaccharides. Monosaccharides are simple sugars, like glucose. Special enzymes bind these small monomers together creating large sugar polymers, or polysaccharides. A polysaccharide is also called a glycan.
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