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Identify the polysaccharide that is called as the animal starch.

A
Glycogen
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Starch
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C
Insulin
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D
Dextrin
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Solution

The correct option is A Glycogen
Polysaccharides are biologically important polymers. In living organisms they either help in structure or storage. While starch is the polysaccharide used in plants in animals, this is the structurally similar glucose polymer or better known as glycogen or animal starch.
Therefore, the correct answer is option A.

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