A polysaccharide of glucose found in animals that is highly branched is:
A)starch
B)cellulose
C)chitin
D)glycogen
E)sucrose

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Glycogen is a highly branched polysaccharide of glucose found in animals. It is the primary storage form of glucose in animals, including humans, and is stored in the liver and muscles. Starch is a polysaccharide of glucose found in plants, cellulose is a polysaccharide of glucose found in cell walls of plants, chitin is a polysaccharide of N-acetylglucosamine found in the exoskeletons of arthropods and some fungi, and sucrose is a disaccharide of glucose and fructose found in plants.

A Polysaccharide of Glucose Found in Animals That Is Highly