Glucose is not our only food source, nor the only one we can utilize in our bodies to generate energy. Other primary sources of energy include other sugars, proteins, and fats. Fat molecules have many bonds, and breaking those bonds provides energy, as we discussed. Therefore, these macromolecules are a convenient way of storing energy, and stored energy is considered potential energy. What metabolic intermediate are fats primarily converted into?

A solution has [H+] = 10-6. It is therefore:

What would happen if cells used high heat to try to speed up chemical reactions instead of using enzymes?

Fatty acid tails are hydrophobic meaning they fear water. This would mean they are nonpolar molecules.

Hydrocarbons only contain hydrogen and carbon and are therefore ___.

Water, H2O, is:

Main energy storage molecule of most plants:

Which of the following does NOT have double bonds?

Fatty acids belong to which category of biomolecules?

What is the smallest unit of LIFE?