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Starch is the stored carbohydrate in plants, while ________ is the stored carbohydrate in animals.

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The stored carbohydrate in animals is Glycogen.
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Answer:

Glycogen.

Step-by-step explanation:

Carbohydrates are the one of the most important bio molecules present in the living organisms. The carbohydrates are the polymers of the sugars that are linked through the glycosidic bonds.

The carbohydrate is stored in the form of starch in plants. The animals carbohydrates is stored in the form of glycogen. The sugars units are linked through the alpha glycosidic bonds with both the linear and branched chain structure.

Thus, the answer is glycogen.

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