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Why do living things use enzymes instead of heat as a source of activation energy

Adding sufficient heat would harm or kill a living thing. also enzymes are far more efficient. A single enzyme can often carry out thousands of reactions per second. Living organisms use enzymes for activation energy because they speed up chemical reactions.

What kind of lipid forms when a glycerol combines with fatty acids through dehydration synthesis

triglyceride

Animals store glucose in the form of in liver and muscle cells

GLYCOGEN

What kinds of molecules contain the instructions for ordering amino acids in proteins

Nucleic acids are the molecules that contain the instructions for ordering amino acids in a protein.Specifically RNA is used as a template for protein synthesis.

What enzyme speeds up the breakdown of proteins in food

Peptidase is the enzyme that speeds up the break down of proteins found in food. Another enzyme is called pepsin.
Protease

What is characteristic of unsaturated fats

One characteristic of unsaturated fats is that they are liquids at room temperature.

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