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IB Biology HL B1.1.5 Polysaccharides As Energy Storage Questions

Practise IB Biology HL B1.1.5 by comparing starch in plants with glycogen in animals and fungi, and relating compactness, insolubility and easy hydrolysis to glucose storage.

Syllabus
First assessment 2025
Course
Biology HL
Level
HL

Exam points

  • Compare amylose and amylopectin in plant starch with more highly branched glycogen.
  • Explain how insolubility, compactness and easy hydrolysis make starch and glycogen effective glucose stores.

IB Biology HL B1.1.5 Polysaccharides As Energy Storage Questions question 1

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Outline how and where energy is stored in plants.

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