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Carbohydrates And Their Function

Carbohydrates are essential for various biological functions, primarily serving as energy storage and structural components. In animals, glycogen acts as the primary storage form of glucose, while plants utilize starch, specifically amylose, for the same purpose.

Carbohydrates And Their Function

By: Harsimar

Carbohydrates And Their Function

Structural

Cell Wall
Acts as framework in plant and bacterial cell.

Plant cell

Dextran
The prokaryotic function or role of bacteria: energy storage or structure.

Nucleic Acids

DNA
Dna structure
Tissues with deoxyribose sugars are part genetic material.
Deoxyribose
Model of Deoxyribose
Role of deoxybrose: Sugar of DNA structure.

Energy storage

Amylose
Starch is molecular energy which is stored in plants.

Glycogen
Energy storage within animals.

Glycogen

Energy Source

Lactose
Dairy products all contain lactose
Sugar in milk, used for energy. (Breast milk, cows milk)
Glucose
Main energy source for cells.

Model of Glucose

Sucrose
A sugar made of glucose and fructose (Table sugar)

Model of Sucrose