NEET BIOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

VIRUSES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which statement describes how lipids and carbohydrates are similar?
A
They are both made of fat
B
They are both made of sugar
C
They both are bad for you
D
They both provide energy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: Carbohydrates and lipids are alike in the fact that they are both types of organic molecules found in living organisms. This means that they consist of many carbon atoms with oxygen and hydrogen bonded to them. Both carbohydrates and lipids are energy sources for living things.

Detailed explanation-2: -Carbohydrate in the form of glucose is the main source of energy for most metabolic processes in the body. Lipids provide essential fatty acids for brain development and are an important source of energy. Together carbohydrates and lipids provide the non-nitrogen energy in parenteral nutrition (PN).

Detailed explanation-3: -Carbohydrates, proteins and fats are all composed of carbon and hydrogen. In fact, they fall in the category of organic chemistry. All three of them are polymers that are formed when their monomers link together via dehydration synthesis. The polymers break into the monomers through hydrolysis.

Detailed explanation-4: -Carbohydrates and lipids can both be used as energy storage however carbohydrates are usually used for short term storage whereas lipids are used for long term storage.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer and Explanation: The main difference between a carbohydrate and a lipid is that carbohydrates are water soluble and lipids are not water soluble. Both carbohydrates and lipids can store energy, but their difference in water solubility allows carbohydrates to form polymers while lipids can’t.

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