Biology: Concepts and Applications (MindTap Course List)
Biology: Concepts and Applications (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305967335
Author: Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 36, Problem 2CT
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The reason that boiled potato gives 1.2 calories per gram while kale gives 0.3 calories per gram.

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Digestion and absorption are the primary phenomena that take place in the body after the ingestion of food. The calories are required for maintaining health. The calories are obtained from the digestion of food.

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