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Fat holds unused energy for later use (like a battery) and sugar isn't storable in that format so it's either used up immediately or it's stored as fat.
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How is the energy in lollies stored in the body?
The sugars are turned into fats and these are stored in fat cells.
Which molecule is used by living to store and transfer energy?
Most living things use sugars as a source of energy. Energy can be stored as fats or sugars, and it can be transported as those molecules as well.
How do proteins sugars fats starch and cellulose compare in amount of stored fat?
No
When fasting where does your body get its energy?
From stored fats
What does fats and sugars do to your body?
They release energy after the body digests it and the leftover fats build up.
A microbody containing enzymes used to convert stored fats in plant seeds to sugars?
mithochondria
Major energy producing fuel for cells?
The hydrogen on sugars and fats.
What do fats do in your body?
They provide the body with a stored form of energy.
What gas do you combine with food to release its stored energy?
fats
What do fats provide?
ENERGY that is stored. You need a lot of it too.
Are muscles or fats easily broken down to release energy?
the energy sources are, in order of use; sugars, fats and muscles. Easily broken down, yes.
What type of energy is found in the food you eat?
The simple answer is potential or stored energy. More complexely, chemical energy- energy is stored within bonds holding together mollecules of protein, fats, and sugars. Actually, sugars are the primary source of energy for living beings, which convert glucose mollecules (C6H12O6) and oxygen into H2O, CO2, and mollecules called ATP or adenosine triphosphate which are used to perform many tasks in the body. this is called glycolysis.
