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More energy can be from fat molecule than from glucose molecule because the fat molecule contains more

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because the fat molecule contains more kilocalories per gram

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Answer: Hope this helps.

Explanation: Triglycerides store about twice as much energy as carbohydrates. Triglycerides are made of glycerol and three fatty acids. Because there are so many carbons in three fatty acids, and each 2-carbon unit can enter the citric acid cycle, one fatty acid molecule can generate much more ATP than one molecule of glucose.

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