Original Project
Matter and Energy in Living Systems
All organisms, including plants and animals, have mechanisms for storing molecules from food for later use.
Item ME153003: Fat tissue in animals, bulbs in plants, and seeds in plants are structures that are used to store molecules from food.
Which of the following structures are used to store molecules from food?
- Fat tissue in animals, bulbs in plants, and seeds in plants
- Fat tissue in animals but not bulbs and not seeds in plants
- Fat tissue in animals and seeds in plants but not bulbs in plants
- None of these structures are used to store molecules from food.
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