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Please someone help. LT: Describe the structure and function of lipids, nucleic acids, and carbohydrates. Explain how you and I get energy from the sun indirectly using the following terms: sun, carbohydrate, carbon, water and sugar.

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Metabolism is a combination of chemical reactions that are spontaneous and release energy and chemical reactions that are non-spontaneous and require energy in order to proceed.

Living organisms must take in energy via food, nutrients, or sunlight in order to carry out cellular processes.

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