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Starch molecules are like chains of sugar (glucose). They can be entirely straight (amylose) or branched (amylopectin).

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What molecule in the human body acts like a starch molecule in a plant?

Glycogen is the molecule in the human body that acts like a starch molecule in plants. It is a polysaccharide that serves as a storage form of glucose and is stored mainly in the liver and muscles for energy production when needed.


How many glucose monomers are there in a single starch molecule?

A single starch molecule contents few thousands glucose monomers in single molecule.


What would happen if you added water to a starch molecule?

Adding water to a starch molecule would lead to the hydrolysis of the starch molecule into smaller subunits such as glucose. This process involves breaking the glycosidic bonds between the glucose units in starch through the addition of water molecules. Ultimately, this results in the breakdown of the starch molecule into simpler sugar components.


What is the basic unit of a starch molecule?

Starch is a polymer of Glucose.


How many molecules in a teaspoon of starch?

Billions


Is starch present in Guava?

Of course. Starch is the storage molecule of almost all plants.


A glucose molecule is to starch as steroid to....?

lipid


Does a molecule of starch have more stored energy than a glucose molecule and why?

yes - starch is a larger molecule (with more bonds holding atoms together, so it has more energy) because it is a polymer of glucose. Glucose is one ring of carbons and starch is a chain of these.


What starch molecule that produces a thinner paste?

The starch molecule that produces a thinner paste is called amylopectin. Amylopectin is a soluble polysaccharide that is commonly found in plants.


Is starch a polymer of beta glucose?

starch is an alpha-glucose, Cellulose is a beta-glucose molecule


What is the total number of atoms in one molecule of starch is?

the answer is 21!


Where is the starch molecule stored?

Starch molecules are stored in plant cells, primarily in specialized organelles called plastids. In particular, starch is found in the form of granules within structures like chloroplasts, amyloplasts, and sometimes in the cytoplasm.