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Why is it an advantage for animals that migrate long distances to store energy as lipids rather than carbohydrates?
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∙ 13y ago
Fat and glycogen have different chemical properties. Fat contains more energy for mass than sugars. For birds, who need to be very light to remain aerodynamic, storing a vast majority of the energy as fat is much more efficient.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 13y agoBecause lipids have much more potential energy than carbohydrates. Animals oxydise organic molecules to get energy and carbohydrates are fairly oxydised already, while fatty acids are extremely reduced, as they have long chains of CH2 groups.
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Why do animals migrate great distances every year?
animals migrate from distances is because they hide their food in different places that is why they migrate from distances
Do blackbirds migrate?
yes. they migrate short distances
Do blackbirds migrate short distance?
Yes, they migrate short distances.
What migrate short distances?
Blackbirds.
Why apache migrate?
They didn't migrate. Animals migrate.
All animals that migrate?
not all animals migrate but birds and others do
What is an indictor of the tendency of a person to migrate long distances?
education
Which hominid was first to migrate long distances?
h. sapiens
What animals are migratory?
lots of animals migrate and they migrate to meet their needs.
Animals that migrate?
All animals migrate, unless they are able to stay in that environment through season changes.
Do animals in the grasslands migrate?
There are several types of animals that migrate. The biggest group of animals that migrate are birds. The monarch butterfly also migrates. Fish also migrate, for example the salmon that swim upstream. to lay their eggs. Not all animles migrate but mammals are usauly more common to migrate than others.
How do animals that migrate find their way?
they migrate and find their way when their parents migrate.
