Biology

12th Edition

ISBN: 9780078024269

Author: Sylvia Mader, Michael Windelspecht

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

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Chapter 3.3, Problem 1CYP

List the functions of triglycerides, phospholipids, steroids, and waxes.

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Ch. 3.1 - Describe the properties of a carbon atom that make...Ch. 3.1 - Explain why the substitution of a carboxyl group...Ch. 3.1 - Prob. 3CYP Ch. 3.2 - Summarize the general characteristics of...Ch. 3.2 - Describe how monosaccharides are combined to form...Ch. 3.2 - Explain why humans cannot utilize the glucose in...Ch. 3.3 - List the functions of triglycerides,...Ch. 3.3 - Prob. 2CYP Ch. 3.3 - Prob. 3CYP Ch. 3.4 - Prob. 1CYP

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