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Metabolic Pathways - Cell Types

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Metabolic Pathways - Cells Types 1

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Cell TypeMolecule(s) it

can burn for energy

Molecule it prefers to burn

for energyMolecule(s) it can store

Can it convert one type of fuel molecule to

another, like sugar to fat?

Does it send fuel molecules

to other cells?

fatty acid

amino acid

glucoseglycerol

fatty acid

amino acid

glucoseglycerol

fatty acid

amino acid

glucoseglycerol

fatty acid

amino acid

glucoseglycerol

fatty acid

amino acid

glucoseglycerol

Brain Cell

Fat Cell

Muscle Cell

Red Blood Cell

Liver Cell

fatty acid

amino acid

glucoseglycerol

fatty acid

amino acid

glucoseglycerol

fatty acid

amino acid

glucoseglycerol

fatty acid

amino acid

glucoseglycerol

fatty acid

amino acid

glucoseglycerol

Yes No

Yes No

Yes No

Yes No

Yes No

Yes No

Yes No

Yes No

Yes No

Yes No

(circle all that apply) (circle all that apply)