Question

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. carbohydrates in blubber provide all the energy that the animals need to stay warm. nucleic acids help build the lipids in blubber, which keep animals warm by regulating cell activities.

Explanation:

Blubber is a fatty - tissue (lipid - rich). Lipids are good insulators. In cold Arctic waters, blubber helps mammals stay warm by insulating them from the cold water. Proteins are mainly for structure, function, and regulation; carbohydrates are energy - sources; nucleic acids are for genetic information storage and transfer.

Answer:

Lipids in blubber insulate the animals from cold water.