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20) Which of the following is not a biochemical function of waxes? A) Energy storage for animals B) Physical protection of mammalian ears C) Waterproofing of feathers in shore birds D) Prevention of water loss by leaves E) Structural materials in beehives

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Answer:

A energy storage for animals

Explanation:

Waxes; A second group of neutral lipids that are of very important in physiological roles

2. Waxes are minor components of biological systems,

3. They consist of a long-chain fatty acid linked through an ester oxygen to a long-chain alcohol.

4. They play many important biological functions like; Physical protection of mammalian ears, Waterproofing of feathers in shore birds, Prevention of water loss by leaves and Structural materials in beehives.

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