Write the importance of carbohydrates.

Carbohydrates are essential for the life of both plants and animals. Some of the important uses of carbohydrates are
1) Honey is an instant source of energy
2) Carbohydrates are used as storage molecules as starch in plants, as glycogen in animals.
3) Cell walls of bacteria and plants are made of cellulose
4) Wood and cotton fibre contain cellulose
5) D- ribose and 2 - deoxy-D- ribose are present in nucleic acids
6) carbohydrates are present in biosystem in combination with many proteins and lipids.
7) The carbohydrate antibiotic that disrupts bacterial protein synthesis is Streptomycin
8) They provide raw materials for industries like paper textiles etc