Question

Name the form in which carbohydrates are stored in plants and animals? What is the use of this energy.

Answer 1

They are formed of long chains of sugars, most commonly glucose. Like oligosaccharides, they may be linear or branched. Important polysaccharides are starch, glycogen (animal starch), cellulose , and chitin . Starch and glycogen are similar energy-storage molecules found in plants and animals, respectively

Answer 2

• Well, in plants carbohydrates are stored as a form of Glucose that is mainly formed by the process Photosynthesis.
• Some plants like Carrots, Beets etc. stores it inside their interior parts of their body like Root, Stems etc.
• On the other hands, some plants also store Carbohydrate as a form of Starch (Potatoes).