what's are the main functions of carbohydrates
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1) storage of food: It stored in the form of glycogen in animals and starch in plants as reserve food.
2) heparin: It is a polysaccharide that acts as an anticoagulant.It prevents the clotting of blood in the blood vessels
3) Structural components:Ribose and deoxyribose sugars are the structural components of RNA and DNA respectively.
4) Roughage: Cellulose, a fibrous polysaccharideforms roughage. It helps in cleaning the alimentary canal.
5) Sorce of energy: It is used as fuel in all organisms.
6) Formation of some cellular structures: Cellulose forms cell wall in plant cells.
2) heparin: It is a polysaccharide that acts as an anticoagulant.It prevents the clotting of blood in the blood vessels
3) Structural components:Ribose and deoxyribose sugars are the structural components of RNA and DNA respectively.
4) Roughage: Cellulose, a fibrous polysaccharideforms roughage. It helps in cleaning the alimentary canal.
5) Sorce of energy: It is used as fuel in all organisms.
6) Formation of some cellular structures: Cellulose forms cell wall in plant cells.
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The two main functions of carbohydrate in a plant are:
(a) Polysaccharides like starch act as a storage molecule.
(b) Cellulose is used to build the cell wall, and it is a polysaccharide
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