The energy-storing polysaccharide that can be found mainly in liver and muscle cells is called ________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


glycogen

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A researcher is studying fairy shrimp in a desert pond that is also inhabited by spadefoot

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What kind of organisms likely perished due to the increase of oxygen in the atmosphere three billion years ago?

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