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Carbohydrates are groups of organic compounds that include sugars, starches, celluloses and serves as a major energy source in the diet of animals. Carbohydrates are compounds that usually contain only carbon, hydrogen and oxygen and the most simple sugars are monosaccharides. Monosacacharides, usually glucose, are used in cellular respiration, where cells extract energy that has been stored in glucose molecules. The carbon skeletons are also the base for the synthesis of other types of organic molecules like amino acids and fatty acids. ... Starch, the main energy source of plants can be found in a plant cells plastid or chloroplast structure. ...
Proteins are essential to maintain the structure and function of life. ...
In retrospect, carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and nucleic acids all have multiple functions and each of those functions are needed for plants and animals to continue to grow, be healthy and to survive.
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