Use the Following Information to Answer the Following Questions

Use the following information to answer the following questions.
Mouse mutations can affect an animal's appetite and eating habits. The ob gene produces a satiety factor (the hormone leptin) . The db gene product is required to respond to the satiety factor (the leptin receptor) .
-Which of the following occurs when digestion of organic molecules results in more energy-rich molecules than are immediately required by the animal?

A) The excess is eliminated.
B) The excess is stored as starch.
C) The excess is stored as glycogen.
D) The excess is oxidized.
E) The excess is hydrolyzed.