NUTRITION
LIPIDS
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Question
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Plants store glucose as starch. How do animals store glucose?
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as cellulose
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as lactose
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as glycogen
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as fructose
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Carbohydrates are produced as monosaccharides (glucose or fructose) in the process of photosynthesis. Glucose is stored as polysaccharide-starch in plants and glycogen in animals. The animals store glycogen in liver and muscles.
Detailed explanation-2: -Glucose is stored as polymeric glucan, in animals as glycogen and in plants as starch.
Detailed explanation-3: -Plants synthesize glucose from carbon dioxide, animals take in carbohydrates in their diet and break them down to monosaccherides. Hence, storing excess as polysaccheride (glycogen in animals, starch in plants) involves developing and using a relatively simple polymerization/depolymerization system.
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