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Date November 2018 Marks available [Maximum mark: 2] Reference code 18N.2.SL.TZ0.2c
Level SL Paper 2 Time zone TZ0
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18N.2.SL.TZ0.2c
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Explain the advantages of having both lipid and carbohydrate as energy stores in the human body.

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a. lipid is long-term energy storage
OR
carbohydrate is short-term energy storage/readily available ✔

b. lipids are insoluble, so easier to store
OR
carbohydrates/sugars are soluble, so easy to transport by blood ✔

c. lipids store more energy «per gram»
OR
lipids occupy less space «per energy/kJ» ✔

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