{"id":212797,"date":"2025-05-08T12:13:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T12:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=212797"},"modified":"2025-05-08T12:13:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T12:13:56","slug":"determine-whether-each-phrase-describes-starch-glycogen-or-cellulose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/08\/determine-whether-each-phrase-describes-starch-glycogen-or-cellulose\/","title":{"rendered":"Determine whether each phrase describes starch, glycogen, or cellulose."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Determine whether each phrase describes starch, glycogen, or cellulose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starch<br>plant polysaccharide<br>that is easily<br>digested by humans<br>made up of two glucose<br>polysaccharides:<br>amylose and amylopectin<br>Glycogen<br>major storage form<br>in animals<br>Cellulose<br>structural support<br>for plant<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-0-color\">The Correct Answer And Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here\u2019s how each phrase correctly corresponds to starch, glycogen, or cellulose:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Starch:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Plant polysaccharide<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>That is easily digested by humans<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Made up of two glucose polysaccharides: amylose and amylopectin<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Glycogen:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Major storage form in animals<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Cellulose:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Structural support for plants<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Explanation (300+ words):<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starch, glycogen, and cellulose are all <strong>polysaccharides<\/strong>, meaning they are complex carbohydrates composed of long chains of glucose units. However, they differ in structure, biological function, and how they are metabolized by humans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Starch:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starch is a <strong>plant-based polysaccharide<\/strong> that serves as an energy storage molecule in plants. It is made up of two types of glucose polymers: <strong>amylose<\/strong> (a linear chain) and <strong>amylopectin<\/strong> (a branched chain). Because of this structure, starch is <strong>easily digested by humans<\/strong> using enzymes like amylase. Foods like potatoes, rice, and bread are rich sources of starch and serve as major energy providers in the human diet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Glycogen:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Glycogen is the <strong>major storage form of glucose in animals<\/strong>, particularly in the liver and muscle tissues. It is highly branched, which allows for rapid release of glucose when energy is needed quickly. Glycogen is structurally similar to amylopectin but even more extensively branched, enhancing its efficiency as an energy reserve. When blood sugar drops, glycogen is broken down into glucose and released into the bloodstream to maintain energy levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Cellulose:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cellulose is a <strong>structural polysaccharide<\/strong> found in the <strong>cell walls of plants<\/strong>. It provides rigidity and strength to plant structures. Unlike starch and glycogen, cellulose consists of <strong>\u03b2-glucose<\/strong> linkages, which form straight, rigid chains that hydrogen-bond with each other. Humans lack the enzyme cellulase, so cellulose <strong>cannot be digested<\/strong>. However, it plays an important role in the human diet as dietary <strong>fiber<\/strong>, aiding in digestion and bowel movement regularity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Summary Table:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Polysaccharide<\/th><th>Source<\/th><th>Function<\/th><th>Digestibility by Humans<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Starch<\/td><td>Plants<\/td><td>Energy storage<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Glycogen<\/td><td>Animals<\/td><td>Energy storage<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cellulose<\/td><td>Plants<\/td><td>Structural support (cell walls)<\/td><td>No (dietary fiber onl<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Determine whether each phrase describes starch, glycogen, or cellulose. Starchplant polysaccharidethat is easilydigested by humansmade up of two glucosepolysaccharides:amylose and amylopectinGlycogenmajor storage formin animalsCellulosestructural supportfor plant The Correct Answer And Explanation is: Here\u2019s how each phrase correctly corresponds to starch, glycogen, or cellulose: Starch: Glycogen: Cellulose: Explanation (300+ words): Starch, glycogen, and cellulose are all [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-212797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212797","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=212797"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212797\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=212797"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=212797"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=212797"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}