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question 5
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no matter what kind of exercise a person takes part in, their body will utilize the ____________ first before metabolizing any other biological molecule.
amino acids (protein)
glucose (glycogen)
nucleic acids (dna)
fatty acids (fat)
The body primarily uses glucose (stored as glycogen) for energy during exercise as it is the most readily - available and preferred energy source for cells. Amino acids are mainly for tissue repair and growth, nucleic acids are for genetic information storage and transfer, and fatty acids are used when glucose stores are depleted.
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B. Glucose (Glycogen)