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Primary storage of food in animals is through _______(a) Fats(b) Glucose(c) Glycogen(d) GalactoseThis question was posed to me in an interview.This interesting question is from Biomolecules-1 in division Biomolecules of Biology – Class 11

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Right choice is (a) Fats

To elaborate: Primary storage of food in animals is through fats. Secondary storage occurs by FORMATION of GLYCOGEN which is stored in LIVER. When energy is required, fats initially BREAK to produce energy. When the entire fats in the body gets depleted glycogen breaks to produce energy. PLANTS store food as starch.



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