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  1. Carbohydrate is stored in the body as
    1. glucose
    2. starch
    3. glycogen
    4. sucrose
Correct Option: C

Glycogen is a multibranched polysaccharide that serves as a form of energy storage in animals and fungi. In humans, glycogen is made and stored primarily in the cells of the liver and the muscles, and functions as the secondary long-term energy storage (with the primary energy stores being fats held in adipose tissue). Glycogen is the analogue of starch, a glucose polymer in plants, and is sometimes referred to as animal starch, having a similar structure to amylopectin but more extensively branched and compact than starch. Polysaccharide represents the main storage form of glucose in the body.



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