AP BIOLOGY

LABORATORY REVIEW

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which best describes the primary function of carbohydrates in an animal cell?
A
to provide cellular energy
B
to store cellular information
C
to store energy within the cell
D
to provide structure to the cell membrane
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -One of the primary functions of carbohydrates is to provide your body with energy. Your cells convert carbohydrates into the fuel molecule ATP through a process called cellular respiration.

Detailed explanation-2: -Carbohydrates are energy-providing feed components composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. They should make up about 75 percent of an animal’s diet. The energy they pro-vide powers muscular movements. Carbohydrates also produce the body heat that helps keep the animal warm.

Detailed explanation-3: -The major function of carbohydrates is to provide energy. The body uses glucose to provide most of the energy for the human brain. About half of the energy used by muscles and other body tissues is provided from glucose and glycogen, a storage form of carbohydrate.

Detailed explanation-4: -The carbohydrate glucose is the preferred fuel for cellular respiration, which makes ATP, or energy for cells. Carbohydrates also can store energy, both in plants as starch and in animals as glycogen.

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