Glycogen is an example of a carbohydrate which is a polysaccharide that acts as a long-term energy storage compound in animals.
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Living organisms require energy in order to undertake their daily activities such as growth and development, locomotion, gaseous exchange, etc. To do so they obtain nutrients for short-term and long-term energy source.
Carbohydrates are the major energy source for living organisms, however, living organisms may use other sources of energy such as proteins or fats when carbohydrates is out of stock or not available.
Energy source in animals
Animals use simple carbohydrates such as glucose obtained from diet for short-term energy sources.
These simple carbohydrates may also be stored for future use in the form of glycogen, which makes glycogen a long-term energy source, to be used when need arises.
When glucose levels are low in the body hormones in the body trigger the breakdown of glycogen to glucose.
Other sources of energy such as proteins and fats are used when carbohydrates storage is depleted, for example during starvation.
Energy source in plants
In plants, on the other hand, simple carbohydrates are similarly used as a short term source of energy. Additionally, simple molecules such as glucose are stored in the form of starch for long-term source of energy for the plants.
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<h3>Glucagon </h3>
Glucagon is the hormone that increases the blood glucose level to avoid it from dropping below optimum level.
The hormone acts on the liver to stimulate the breakdown of glycogen to glucose, a process called glycogenolysis, and the glucose is released to the blood stream.
<h3>Glucose
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Glucose is a simple carbohydrate classified as monosaccharides. It acts as the short term source of energy in both plants and animals.
It is readily broken down during the process of cellular respiration to yield energy in the form of ATP, which is then used to drive cellular processes.
<h3>Cellulose
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Cellulose is an example of a complex carbohydrates known as polysaccharides.
It is found in plants cells lining the cell wall of all plant cells which is one of the key distinguishing feature between plant cells and animal cells.
this is correct bc it shows that although a mutation occurred, it happened over time, and so now, the lizards attained a new adaption which allows them to avoid the floods
Well it’s obvious that they both use Photosynthesis to make there own food, and also they both use chemosynthesis the produce there own food. Very simple. :)
Explanation: Further, other cells contribute to the function of the epidermis. Melanocytes are cells that produce melanin, a compound involved in skin pigmentation produced in response to ultraviolet (UV) light exposure (6). Melanin can absorb energy from UV light to shield underlying tissues from damage.
Prophage is a viral genome (e.g. bacterihage genome) which is inserted into host genome (e.g. bacterial genome). Such integrated genome-prophage is in its latent phase, because there is no lysis or disruption of host cell. After the latent period, prophage induction occurs in which viral replication begins.
