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Depending on the type of carbohydrate, they store chemical energy in the form of starches, or they are broken down to glucose and go through cellular respiration in the mitochondria, resulting in the release of chemical energy from the C-H bonds in the glucose which is used in the creation of ATP molecules which the cell can use for chemical energy to power its metabolic reactions.
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What is the role of carbohydrates in cells?
The role of carbohydrates is to provide energy for cells.
When carbohydrates are not available where do cells get energy?
They convert other substances (such as fat in the instance of animal cells) into carbohydrates
When animal cells run out of carbohydrates which source of energy they can use?
Fats and protiens
When animal cells run out of carbohydrates they can use a reserve source of energy in the form of?
they can use energy from gasses which makes it carbohydrates
Both lipids and carbohydrates are important in animal cells because both?
They both store energy.
What plays the role of chomatid separation?
the centriole play a role in chomatid seperation in animal cells. plant cells do not have centriole.
What role do carbohydrates play in the health of a cell?
Cells are supplied with the energy they need to function from carbohydrates.
What is the process in which plant and animal cells us oxygen to break down carbohydrates?
cellular respiration
What are the 4 primary macromolecules used in animal cells?
Carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, and proteins.
What do carbohydrates do in your cells?
Carbohydrates get and store energy in your cells.
What is responsible for the role to bind animal cells together?
desmosomes
The primary role of is to bind animal cells together.?
desmosomes
