complex carbohydrates are stored in animals in the form of
Polysaccharides are the most abundant carbohydrates. A polysaccharide molecule can contain thousands of glucose units. These highly complex carbohydrates include starches, cellulose, and glycogen. Starch is the usual form in which carbohydrates are stored as energy by plants.Plants can split starch into its simpler glucose units for use as energy when needed.lycogen is the form in which glucose is stored in the liver and muscles of animals for energy needs. Muscle glycogen is used primarily to fuel muscle contractions (such as during exercise). Liver glycogen is used to restore glucose to the blood when the sugar level is low (such as between meals).
- Storage form of carbohydrate (glucose) in humans and other animals-Stored primarily in liver and muscles-similar in structure to starch but more branches-can break off a glucose easily with branches b/c enzymes start at the outside-undetectable in meats b/c glycogen breaks down as soon as animal is slaughtered.torage form of carbohydrate in plants, plants use for energy Mainly in seeds, roots, and tubers-similar in structure to glycogen but fewer branches-potatoes and grains are major sources of starch.