Which of the following best explains why fats, instead of carbohydrates, are used for long-term energy storage in animals?A. Fats contain more energy, gram for gram, because they are amphipathic (have both polar and non-polar regions).B. Carbohydrates have less potential energy than fats do because carbohydrates contain a larger number of more stable O-H bonds compared to less stable C-H bonds in fats.C. Fats are easier to store within cellular compartments because they are nonpolar.D. Our ancestors ate more fats than carbohydrates, so we adapted to the storage of fats

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