Question

List a few functions of fats in animal body.​

Answer 1

Answer:

In animals the most evident function of fats is that of a food reserve to supply energy (through subsequent enzymatic oxidation—that is, combination with oxygen catalyzed by enzymes). The storage of fat in vegetable seeds can be explained similarly on the basis that it is a food reserve for the embryo.

Answer 2

• sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ --- ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɪɴ ғᴜɴᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ғᴀᴛs ɪs ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴅʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ʀɪᴄʜ sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ. ғᴀᴛs ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴀɴ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ ʀᴇsᴇʀᴠᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴅʏ. ᴡʜᴇɴ ɴᴇᴇᴅᴇᴅ, ғᴀᴛs ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴠᴇʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ.

• ᴡᴀʀᴍᴛʜ --- ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀʏᴇʀs ᴏғ ғᴀᴛs ʙᴇɴᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ sᴋɪɴ ᴀᴄᴛ ᴀs ɪɴsᴜʟᴀᴛᴏʀs ᴛᴏ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴅʏ ᴡᴀʀᴍ.

• ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ --- ғᴀᴛs ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛ ᴠɪᴛᴀʟ ɪɴᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟ ᴏʀɢᴀɴs sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴋɪᴅɴᴇʏs, ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ʟɪᴠᴇʀ, ʙʏ sᴜʀʀᴏᴜɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴜsʜɪᴏɴɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇᴍ.

• sᴏʟᴠᴇɴᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴠɪᴛᴀᴍɪɴs --- ғᴀᴛs ᴀᴄᴛ ᴀs ᴀ sᴏʟᴠᴇɴᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ ᴠɪᴛᴀᴍɪɴs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴅʏ. ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ғᴀᴛ-sᴏʟᴜʙʟᴇ ᴠɪᴛᴀᴍɪɴs ᴅɪssᴏʟᴠᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʀᴇ sᴛᴏʀᴇᴅ ɪɴ ғᴀᴛs.

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