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Organic compounds in the body used to store energy?
Fat
What is an organic compound called that is used to store energy?
All living organisms need energy to survive. This energy comes from the foods that they eat. However, in order to meet the demands of energy required throughout the day the body of the organism must store its energy for use later on. Lipids and carbohydrates are the compounds used in these organisms to store energy.
What do the 4 organic compounds do for the body?
The 4 main organic compounds: Carbohydrates = create energy Lidids = act as an energy reserve nucleic acids = compose RNA and DNA proteins = do most of the work in a cell
What are fats carbohydrates and proteins?
Carbohydrates are organic compounds made from sugars.Proteins are organic compounds made from amino acids.Fats are organic compounds of the class known as esters and made form the alcohol glycerol and three fatty acid chains.
Do organic or inorganic compounds comprise more of the body?
The body is made mostly of organic compounds. The only abundant inorganic compound is water.
What do many organic compounds have?
They have most of the compounds found in your body or earth
What does it mean when you have carbon in your body?
Nearly all of the compounds that make up your body and regulate your metabolism are carbon-containing compounds called organic compounds. All of the carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids in your body are organic compounds.
What are in organic compounds found in the body?
H2CO3
What are organic compounds that are a key source of energy?
Adenoside triphosphate (ATP) is the provider of energy to all cells in your body. Many other biomolecules are used as a store of energy like fats, and carbohydrates like glycogen, but ultimately all energy is provided to the cell in a usable form by the ATP molecule.· Carbohydrates, Protein, Lipids, Nucleic acid.
How does carbon your body?
The element of carbon (C) enters the human body through our intake of food. In turn the body uses these organic compounds for creating energy, repair and growth.
Will inorganic nutrients add fat to the body?
By inorganic, we're talking about compounds without carbon. Your body is capable of metabolizing four general compounds for energy, carbohydrates, fats, protein and alcohol. All of these compounds are organic. Inorganic nutrients cannot be metabolized for energy and play some other role in the body, so they cannot be stored as fat.
What nutrients needed by human body are not organic compounds?
minerals
