Fats must be broken down into fatty acids before being converted into glucose. Lipids are known as the back up energy source. They are used to make enzymes, hormones, and antibodies.
Because there always needs to be something that starts it off. Eg: If there was no grass, there would be no animals.
I believe the answer is respiration
Answer:
The energy is mostly released as heat through the dog's activities; the nutrients either become part of the dog's body or are released to the ecosystem as wastes like urine, feces, and exhaled gases.
Explanation:
- The food that is consumed by an organism is digested and the nutrients obtained from the food are partly absorbed by the digestive system and assimilated and stored into the body and the nutrients that are not absorbed are released in the form of feces.
- The chemical energy obtained from the food is released in the form of heat through the activities that are done by the dog.