Question

Name the structure that stores food.

Answer 1

Leucoplasts in plant cells store food. They are of three types

1. Amyloplast: that stores sugar in the form of starch

2. Elaioplast : stores fats

3. Eleoroplast: that stores proteins

In animals

Sugars are stored as glycogen in liver cells.

and fats are stored in Adipose tissue.