Question

carbohydrates can also be stored for short term energy usage at a later time in plants as _____, and in animals as _____. options: dna and rna, atp and glucose, starch and glycogen, cellulose and chitin

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• DNA and RNA are nucleic acids, not carbohydrate storage molecules. Eliminate this option.
• ATP is an energy - carrying molecule, and glucose is a simple sugar (not a storage form for long - term or short - term energy storage in the way the question asks). Eliminate this option.
• Starch is the polysaccharide in which plants store carbohydrates for short - term energy use. Glycogen is the polysaccharide in which animals store carbohydrates for short - term energy use. This option matches the description.
• Cellulose is a structural carbohydrate in plants, and chitin is a structural carbohydrate in fungi and arthropods. They are not for energy storage. Eliminate this option.

Answer:

starch and glycogen