Glycogen (made up the macromolecule carbohydrates)
FAT
Fat.
The organic macromolecule used for the long term energy storage in animals is triglyceride.
Carbohydrates, such as starch in plants and glycogen in animals, are made of sugars like glucose and are the most direct form of energy. Lipids or fats are sort of long term storage and are only used for energy when carbohydrate reserves are depleted.
Various organisms use different macromolecules. The Jerusalem artichoke uses inulin, but many plants use starch. Humans use fats, though whether you'd call them macromolecules depends on where you draw the line.
Carbohydrates function in short-term energy storage (such as sugar) and as intermediate-term energy storage (starch for plants and glycogen for animals). Fats and oils function in long-term energy storage. Fats yield 9.3 Kcal/gm, while carbohydrates yield 3.79 Kcal/gm. Fats thus store six times as much energy as glycogen.
lupids
The organic macromolecule used for the long term energy storage in animals is triglyceride.
The organic macromolecule used for the long term energy storage in animals is triglyceride.
Fat is the long term energy storage medium for most animals. Glycogen is the short term storage medium. Glycerol is the backbone of triglycerides.
Yes, both types of macromolecules are used for energy storage. The most important distinction is that carbohydrates are used for short-term storage while lipids are used for long-term storage in animals. Carbs are usually the sole storage in plants.
Fat.
Glucagen.
Animals have molecules that can store energy for short term and long term periods of time. Animals use carbohydrates as short term storage and Lipids as long term storage.
Carbohydrates, such as starch in plants and glycogen in animals, are made of sugars like glucose and are the most direct form of energy. Lipids or fats are sort of long term storage and are only used for energy when carbohydrate reserves are depleted.
Glycogen is a multibranched polysaccharide that serves as a form of energy storage in animals and fungi. In humans, glycogen is made and stored primarily in the cells of the liver and the muscles, and functions as the secondary long-term energy storage (with the primary energy stores being fats held in adipose tissue).
Various organisms use different macromolecules. The Jerusalem artichoke uses inulin, but many plants use starch. Humans use fats, though whether you'd call them macromolecules depends on where you draw the line.
Glucose. Stored in the precursor form glycogen.
Glucose. Stored in the precursor form glycogen.