Human Anatomy & Physiology (9th Edition)

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Chapter 2 - Chemistry Comes Alive - Review Questions - Page 58: 7

Answer

(a) glycogen

Work Step by Step

Glycogen is a polysaccharide that is used as the storage carbohydrate in animal tissues. It is a very large molecule. Pay attention to the question because it asks about storage in the BODY; There is a different molecule used to store carbohydrates in plants. b) is incorrect because although starch is a storage carbohydrate, it is a storage carbohydrate for plants. c) is incorrect because cholesterol is a lipid, not a carbohydrate. Additionally, its function is not as a storage center. Its function is to buffer the fluidity of the cell membrane. d) is incorrect because polypeptides are just large chains of amino acids.
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