EBK BIOLOGY
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ISBN: 8220101337627
Author: Maier
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 4, Problem 1AAATB
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If the statment ‘consumption of carbohydrate only can provide more energy than eating fats and proteins’ is true or false
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