CELL STRUCTURES AND FUNCTION
BIO MOLECULES
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Question
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Nutritional chemists have found that burning 1 gram of fat releases twice the amount of heat energy as burning 1 gram of starch. Based on this information, which type of biomolecule would cause a person to gain more weight?
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carbohydrate
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fat
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proteins
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nucleic acid
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The fats release a high amount of energy that is about 9kcal from just 1 gram whereas the starch releases only 4 kcal.
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