nutritional chemists have found that burning 1 gram of fats releases twice the amount of heat energy as burning 1 gram of starch. Based on this information, which type of biomolecule would cause a person to gain more weight?
Fat
Cabohydrate
Nucleic acid
Proteins
Answers
fat causes a person to gain more weight
Fat
Explanation:
In a chemical reaction heat energy is released when the large polymer is broken down or is catabolized.
The release of a large amount of heat energy indicates that the molecule stores a large amount of energy in its structure which is released in the form of ATP and some heat energy.
In the given question, burning refers to the oxidation or catabolism by the process of cellular respiration when the molecule is used as a substrate in respiration.
The fats release a high amount of energy that is about 9kcal from just 1 gram whereas the starch releases only 4 kcal. But the problem lies in the fact that body stores the fat for the very critical or emergency situation so that it could provide a large amount of energy and thus the weight of the person is gained.
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Cellular respiration: https://brainly.in/question/7142832