Starch or glycogen is where energy is stored
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An autotroph is an organism that can produce its own food using light, water, carbon dioxide, or other chemicals. Because autotrophs produce their own food, they are sometimes called producers. Tiny organisms that live in the ocean are autotrophs. Some types of bacteria are autotrophs.
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It contributes to global warming by wastage of food produces carbon dioxide which releases more green house gases so the more wastage the more carbon dioxide being released.
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The hydrogen molecules in water keep it together