Question

Animal starch is known as

Answer 1

Carbohydrates are the major components of plant tissue; it makes up to 60% to 90% of the dry matter. Carbohydrates are hydrates of carbon; they contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in the proportion found in water $(CH_{2}O)$. Carbohydrates are the source of basic energy in animal cells.

Complete answer:
Glycogen Is known as animal starch. The animals have polymerized glucose stored in the form of glycogen. Glycogen is stored in the hepatic cells in the liver. Starch obtained from plants to the animals is stored in the animal body in the form of glycogen.

Carbohydrate is produced by the chlorophyll in plant cells, traps solar energy using carbon dioxide and water and releases oxygen. When animals eat plant materials, energy in the carbohydrates is made available through metabolic processes in the animal cell. Animal metabolism produces energy in a reverse process to that of photosynthesis.

Carbohydrates are classified as:
- Monosaccharides: They are simple sugars like glucose and cannot be hydrolysed into simpler compounds.
- Disaccharides: They are made up of two monosaccharides bonded together by a glycosidic (covalent) bond.
- Oligosaccharide: They are made by bonding together three or more monosaccharides bonded together.
- Polysaccharides: They are made by joining together large polymers of simple sugars.

They are the most important carbohydrate in animal feed. They are composed of many single monosaccharide units linked together in long, complex chains. The functions include energy storage in animal cells e.g. Glycogen

- Polysaccharides are divided into homopolysaccharides or heteropolysaccharides.
- Glycogen is a form of the starch found in animal tissue and is hence called animal starch.
- Glycogen is a polysaccharide and is physically related to amylopectin with basic alpha-D-Glucose but has a mix of α 1,4 and α 1,6 bonds.
- Glycogen exists in a small amount (< 1%) in liver and muscle tissue.
- Glycogen is found in the liver and muscles of humans and the higher animals.
- It is a highly branched condensation polymer of glucose; it can be hydrolysed to glucose.

Note: Carbohydrates are important biomolecules that are regarded as sources of energy in the cell. They are classified based on the carbon molecules present and classified a mono, di, oligo, and polysaccharides. Animal starch is known as glycogen, it is a form of starch and found in liver and muscle tissue. They are highly branched polymers and can be hydrolyzed to glucose.