Glycogen vs. Polysaccharide

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Difference Between Glycogen and Polysaccharide
Glycogennoun
(carbohydrate) A polysaccharide that is the main form of carbohydrate storage in animals; converted to glucose as needed.
Polysaccharidenoun
(carbohydrate) A polymer made of many saccharide units linked by glycosidic bonds.
Cellulose, starches, and complex carbohydrates, such as glycogen, are common polysaccharides in biology.Glycogennoun
one form in which body fuel is stored; stored primarily in the liver and broken down into glucose when needed by the body
Polysaccharidenoun
any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules
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