2006-10-23 13:13:59 · 3 answers · asked by uzi_wuz88 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Nice joke Raven_E
It has to do with osmosis.
There are some physical-chemical properties that depend on the number of molecules dissolved in water but not their size.
Osmotic pressure is one of them, and to put it simply, it regulates how much water will be in the cell compared to its environment.
Starch is a polysaccharide meaning that lots of small monosaccharides join to form fewer large molecules. So the osmotic pressure (which is proportional to the number of dissolved particles) is smaller and the cell can store the same amount of energy without generating too much osmotic pressure.
If it had only monosaccharides like glucose, then water would enter the cell until the cell explodes.
So you see how nicely evolution, guided cells to store energy without exploding...
2006-10-24 01:32:08 · answer #1 · answered by bellerophon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats because starch is a polysaccharide maltose is not
2006-10-23 14:51:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because God thought it would be better that way.
If evolution is true then your question can not be answered
since evolution is a random event.
Only the creation story can have a answer to WHY.....
2006-10-23 13:33:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋