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Are carbohydrates stored as glucose and glycogen?
Yes
What is a storage form of carbohydrate in muscle?
Carbohydrates are mainly stored as glycogen.
Complex carbohydrates are stored in animals in the form?
Glycogen
How is carbohydrate stored in the liver and muscle?
Carbohydrates are stored in the liver and muscles as glycogen.
What form are excess carbohydrates stored as in animals?
Excess carbs and calories are stored as fat.
What polysaccharide is stored as an energy source in the body of animals?
Glycogen, which occurs in large amounts in the liver.
What is excess glucose stored as?
glycogen
How much energy is stored in fish?
A lot, as a matter of fact, carbohydrates are stored into fish and then converted to glycogen.
Where does the body store carbohydrates?
Carbohydrates are absorbed and converted into glucose. The glucose can be stored as glycogen in the liver and the muscle tissue. If these are full the glucose will be converted into fat and stored.
What is the stored form of carbohydrate in plants and animals respictively?
Starch is the storage form of carbohydrates in plants. In contrast, glycogen is the storage form of carbohydrates in animals.
Are carbohydrates stored similarly in both plants and animals?
No - they are stored in different forms. The main storage carbohydrate in plants is starch, and in animals it is glycogen.
Where are carbohydrates stored in the body and in what form?
Carbohydrates are used to provide a ready source of cellular fuel. Glucose is broken down and oxidized within cell. During this chemical reaction electrons are transferred. This relocation releases the bond energy stored in glucose and is used to synthesize ATP, carbs are then converted to GLYCOGEN or fat and stored. (They are stored in the fat as glycogen)
