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Date May 2022 Marks available 1 Reference code 22M.1.SL.TZ2.8
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Question

Lipids are more efficient energy stores than carbohydrates. What is a reason for this?

A. Lipids are bigger molecules than carbohydrates.

B. Lipids release more energy per gram than carbohydrates.

C. Lipids can be more easily mobilized than carbohydrates when needed.

D. Lipids can be used in aerobic and anaerobic respiration when needed.

Markscheme

B

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Core » Topic 2: Molecular biology » 2.1 Molecules to metabolism
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