Question

why complex carbohydrates are stored as glycogen​

Answer 1

carbohydrates are converted by the liver into complex chains of glucose called glycogen. Glycogen is stored in liver and muscle cells and is a secondary source of energy to freely circulating blood glucose.

Answer 2

• Glucose is stored in the form of glycogen in animals. The two main site of storage of glycogen is liver and muscles.
• The excess glucose is linked together as a multibranched polysaccharide to serve for long term energy reserve, Muscle glycogen is kept as an immediate resource of energy as and when required.
• As during exercising muscle glycogen is broken to glucose which via glycolysis produces energy for the exercise.