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What is the role of glucose in the body?

  1. the energy produced by heat within the earth

  2. digestive secretions of the stomach glands consisting chiefly of hydrochloric acid and mucin and the enzymes pepsin and rennin and lipase

  3. a monosaccharide sugar that has several forms

  4. a gasoline substitute consisting of 90% gasoline and 10% grain alcohol from corn

The correct answer is: a monosaccharide sugar that has several forms

Glucose plays a crucial role in the body as a monosaccharide sugar and is used by cells to produce energy. Option A is incorrect because glucose is not produced by heat within the earth. Option B refers to stomach secretions and enzymes, which do not relate to the role of glucose in the body. Option D describes a gasoline substitute made from corn, which does not pertain to the role of glucose in the body.

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