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Carbohydrates are stored in plants and a...

Carbohydrates are stored in plants and animals in the form of

A

cellulose and glucose respectively

B

starch and glycogen respectively

C

starch and glucose respectively

D

cellulse and glycogen respectively

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B

The most important carbohydrate is glucose, a simple sugar (monosaccharide) that is metabolized by nearly all known organisms. Glucose and other carbohydrates are part of a wide variety of metabolic pathways across species, plants synthesize carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water by photosynthesis storing the absorbed energy internally, often in the form of starch or lipids.
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