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What type of carbon-based molecule are the source for most of the energy in the food you eat?
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Carbohydrates.
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What is an important molecule that is used by organisms to store this released energy?
The chief food energy storing molecule used by organisms is carbohydrates. Glycogen is a carbohydrate storage molecule which is employed by animals.
The main source of energy for the body comes from?
The main source of energy is from the sun.
What is the main source of energy used when you eat?
The carbohydrates are the main source of energy from the food you eat, becausethey are most easily converted to useable energy. Fats are the second energy source used.Proteins are the third and most difficult source to be converted to energy.
What is the source of Chemical Energy for the muscles?
The source of chemical energy for the muscles are compounds. this will also go with gas, food, and e.t.c.
What type of energy molecule converts food into energy?
You are probably looking for the "Citric Acid Cycle" sometimes known as the "Krebs Cycle" .
What is an organism that is able to use a source of energy to produce food from simple inorganic molecule?
autotroph.
What is the energy source of the movement of flagella and cilia?
The energy source for flagella and cilia is the ATP (adenosine triphosphate) molecule used throughout the cell. ATP gets its energy from glucose and glycerol, that is from food.
Why is glucose important to life on earth?
Glucose is considered a very important molecule for living beings because it provides us energy & we use most of the energy in the form of glucose(the ultimate source of energy. bhuvan sorout
What energy-transferring molecule in cells provides an immediate source of energy usable to all body cells?
I think you are referring to the mitochondria. They release energy stored in food.
What molecule is energy from food transferred to?
ATP
What is the source of energy plants need to make food?
The source of energy for plants is sunlight.
In a food web what is the source of energy?
In most food webs the Sun is the ultimate source of energy. Some food webs start with chemotrophs and in those cases the source of the energy are chemicals often from underwater volcanoes.
What molecule is the primary energy source produced by photosynthesis?
Chlorophyll :')) -- Via MebApp.com
What is the source of energy for the panda?
from food
Food is a source of energy What kind of energy is it?
chemical to machanical energy
How does energy transfer from food to body?
The food is first broken down into its simplest forms. The cellular organelle know as the mitochondria receives it and breaks it down even more producing ATP. ATP is the main energy source for the cell.
Are fats in food a rich source of energy?
Yes fats are the most calorific energy source.
