Organisms Use Carbohydrates in All of the Following Ways EXCEPT

question 55

Multiple Choice

Organisms use carbohydrates in all of the following ways EXCEPT

• A) as a short- term energy source.
• B) as a component of cell walls.
• C) to keep membranes flexible at low temperatures.
• D) as a building block of DNA and RNA molecules.
• E) as a long- term energy source.

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Definitions:

Ureter

A tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder.

Bowman's Capsule

At the onset of a nephron's tube-like segment in the kidney, there exists a cup-shaped pouch that initiates the blood filtration process leading to urine formation.

Glomerulus

A network of capillaries located at the beginning of a nephron in the kidney, involved in the filtration of blood to form urine.

Filtration

A process that separates substances into solutions by forcing them across a membrane.