OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
BIOCHEMISTRY
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Question
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Carbohydrates are more easily metabolized than lipids. However, on a gram-for-gram basis lipids provide cells with more-
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nitrogen
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proteins
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structure
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energy
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Carbohydrates are more easily metabolized than lipids. 3. However, on a gram-to-gram basis, lipids provide more cells with energy than carbohydrates.
Detailed explanation-2: -The amount of energy stored as lipids is greater than the amount stored as glycogen since the human body cannot store as much glycogen as lipids can.
Detailed explanation-3: -Explanation: There are four classes of biological molecules: fats, carbohydrates, proteins, and nucleic acids. Of these, fats produce the most energy per gram at a whopping nine calories per gram. Carbohydrates and proteins produce less than half of this, at only four calories per gram.
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