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Carbohydrates serve as a primary source of energy for both plants and animals. In plants, carbohydrates produced during photosynthesis provide energy for growth and reproduction. In animals, carbohydrates from food are broken down into glucose, which is used for energy production in cells.

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Are carbohydrates stored similarly in both plants and animals?

No, carbohydrates are stored differently in plants and animals. In plants, carbohydrates are stored in the form of starch, while in animals, carbohydrates are stored as glycogen in the liver and muscles.


How do plants and animals store carbohydrates?

photosynthesis


How do plants and animals obtain carbohydrates?

All animals obtain carbohydrates the same way we do, by eating plants: grain, roots and tubers, leaves, fruits, nuts.Except they don't turn them into bread and pie and french fries.


Biological importance of carbohydrates organic compounds in relation to cellular structure and function in plants and animals?

Carbohydrates are essential for cell function. The regulation of glucose is paramount the cell function. Also, carbs are used for animal starch storage as glycogen, and plant structure as cellulose.


What function occurs in plants but not in animals?

Photosynthesis occurs in plants, but not in animals.


What role do carbohydrates play in the survival of animals and plants?

Carbohydrates are used as an energy source for plants. They become crucial after a long hard winter where photosynthesis has not taken place. In this case, the plants rely on carbohydrate stores to provide the energy they need to produce new growth.


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.


Which carbohydrates are found only in animals?

None. Carbohydrates are only found in plants.


Do plants and some animals use carbohydrates for strength and rigidity?

Yes.


How does energy from the sun get used by human bodies?

Energy from the sun is eventually used by humans when we eat the carbohydrates that plants make when they use the sun's energy to synthesize carbohydrates from water and carbon dioxide, or when we eat the flesh of animals who eat the carbohydrates from plants, or if we eat the flesh of animals who eat other animals who eat carbohydrates from plants.


The function of the root nodules of legumes is storage of carbohydrates?

its the nutrients in the plants OJ :)poop


Explain how a tree and fox get carbohydrates to use for energy?

Trees and other plants reserve a small fraction of oxygen produced from photosynthesis to convert their carbohydrates into energy. This differs from animals who eat food to obtain carbohydrates.