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Glycogen is another molecule in humans that is similar to starch. Both starch and glycogen are polysaccharides made up of glucose monomers, but glycogen is the storage form of glucose in animals, including humans.
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No, fungus does not produce starch granules. Starch is a carbohydrate storage molecule typically found in plants. Fungi store carbohydrates in the form of glycogen instead.
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.
Sucrose is a disaccharide made of glucose and fructose. Starch is a polysaccharide that is simply a chain of glucose.
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Glycogen, starch, and cellulose are all large carbohydrate molecules.