Author Question: In addition to energy, what are the principal end products of cellular oxidation of carbohydrates? ... (Read 43 times)

Chloeellawright · **on:** Aug 20, 2018

In addition to energy, what are the principal end products of cellular oxidation of carbohydrates?

a. Water and carbon dioxide
b. Carbon, hydrogen, and urea
c. Indigestible fiber and nitrogen
d. Monosaccharides and amino acids
e. Oxygen and carbolic acid

Question 2

What accounts for the higher energy density of a fatty acid compared with the other energy-yielding nutrients?

a. Fatty acids have a lower percentage of hydrogen-oxygen bonds.
b. Fatty acids have a greater percentage of hydrogen-carbon bonds.
c. Other energy-yielding nutrients have a lower percentage of oxygen-carbon bonds.
d. Other energy-yielding nutrients undergo fewer metabolic reactions, thereby lowering the energy yield.
e. Other energy-yielding nutrients have a lower percentage of oxygen-hydrogen bonds.