Which of the following are differences between starch and glycogen? A. Starch is a mixture of amylose and amylopectin while glycogen is a pure biopolymer. B. The amylopectin in starch has more branches than glycogen. C. Starch is the storage form of glucose in plants while glycogen is in animals and humans. D. The branches in amylopectin is alpha 1->6 while it is beta 1-->6 in glycogen. E. Starch reacts more intensely with Lugol's reagent than glycogen.

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