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Polysaccharides are found in foods and are broken down into monosaccharides during digestion. They also make up starch (in plants) and glycogen (the stored form of glucose) in animals.
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What is glycogen best described as?
A polysaccharide that is synthesized and stored within the human liver
What is the name of the polysaccharide that is used for the storage of energy in a human liver?
Glycogen.
What polysaccharide serves as long-term glucose storage in the liver and muscle cells of?
Glycogen
Is startch a polysaccharide?
Starch is a storage polysaccharide. it is found in plants in the form of amylose and in the form of amylopectin.
Where is the polysaccharide cellulose found in plants?
cellulose
Does meat contain polysacchrides?
Yes the polysaccharides in animals is called glycogen. This polysaccharide is found in the liver and muscles.
What is a polysaccharide that stores energy in your muscles and liver?
I believe its glycogen found in liver and muscles which is made of glucose to give us energy
Is celluose a polysaccharide?
Yes, it is a polysaccharide found in cell walls of plants.
Polysaccharide found in the exoskeleton of crabs lobsters and insects?
Chitin is the polysaccharide that is found in the exoskeleton of crabs, lobsters and insects. It is a derivative of glucose and is comparable to the polysaccharide cellulose.
What is glycogen best described as?
A polysaccharide that is synthesized and stored within the human liver
What is the name of the polysaccharide that is used for the storage of energy in a human liver?
Glycogen.
What polysaccharide serves as long-term glucose storage in the liver and muscle cells of?
Glycogen
Is startch a polysaccharide?
Starch is a storage polysaccharide. it is found in plants in the form of amylose and in the form of amylopectin.
Should you consume polysaccharides?
It depends on the polysaccharide. Starch, a polysaccharide, is an essential food item found in grains, potatoes and other such foods. Cellulose, also a polysaccharide, is found in wood. Most people don't eat this.
Which polysaccharide is found in animal tissue?
glycogen
Where is the polysaccharide cellulose found in plants?
cellulose
What polysaccharide is stored as an energy source in the body of animals?
Glycogen, which occurs in large amounts in the liver.
