Cells can store energy as starches (long polymer forms of carbohydrates, or sugars) and fats. If you isolate the starch stored by a cell, you would find that a lot of the mass of the isolated starch is actually water. However, if you isolate the fat stored by a cell you would find that very little of the mass of the fat is water. Explain this difference based on the structures or properties of the starch and fat molecules

Cells can store energy as starches (long polymer forms of carbohydrates, or sugars) and fats. If you isolate the starch stored by a cell, you would find that a lot of the mass of the isolated starch is actually water. However, if you isolate the fat stored by a cell you would find that very little of the mass of the fat is water. Explain this difference based on the structures or properties of the starch and fat molecules

Biology Today and Tomorrow without Physiology (MindTap Course List)

5th Edition

ISBN:9781305117396

Author:Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr

Publisher:Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr

Chapter4: Energy And Metabolism

Section: Chapter Questions

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