Question

Why energy is stored in the form of starch in plants and in the form of glycogen in animals?

Answer 1

When they cant get food then thie stored energy help them to survive

Answer 2

Food prepared by plants is stored in the form of starch while all animals, including humans, store glucose in the form of glycogen. Starch is much more highly branched structure than glucose. Glycogen has shorter strands as compared to starch so it can be metabolized very quickly to provide energy to the body. Plants have a much lower metabolic rate than animals and also they don't require sudden bursts of energy. So, plants store glucose in the form of starch as compared to animals where glycogen is the storage form of carbohydrates.