glycogen

• What is glycogen?

  the main energy storage material in animals
• what do animal cells get energy from?

  glucose
• What do animals store excess glucose as ?

  glycogen
• what is glycogen a polysaccharide of?

  alpha-glucose
• what is the structure of glycogen like ?

  • has loads of side branches coming off it
• what do loads of branches mean?

  that stored glucose can be released quickly which is important for energy release in animals
• why is glycogen good for storage?

  it is a very compact molecule