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Mammals that live in the Arctic Ocean have a large amount of blubber, which is a fatty tissue just beneath the skin.
Which statement best relates why these animals have so much blubber?
Lipids in blubber insulate the animals from cold water.
Proteins in blubber help the animals move to stay warm.
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"Lipids in blubber insulate the animals from cold water."
Blubber is mostly fat (lipids), which are poor conductors of heat and form an insulating layer under the skin, reducing heat loss in cold water. It also serves as an energy reserve and adds buoyancy. The second statement is incorrect because proteins (e.g., in muscle) enable movement, but blubber's role is insulation and energy storage, not producing movement.
Blubber is mostly fat (lipids), which are poor conductors of heat and form an insulating layer under the skin, reducing heat loss in cold water. It also serves as an energy reserve and adds buoyancy. The second statement is incorrect because proteins (e.g., in muscle) enable movement, but blubber's role is insulation and energy storage, not producing movement.
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