Question

What happens to excess carbohydrates in animals?
They are stored as fat.
They are stored as protein.
They are stored in nucleic acids.
They are stored as sugar.

Answer 1

They are stored as fat. Excess carbohydrates are first used for glycogen (short-term) storage; once glycogen stores are full, surplus carbs are converted to fatty acids and stored as triglycerides in adipose tissue.