Lipid Knowledge Quiz

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Which of the following is a common physical property of lipids?

Relatively insoluble in water (correct)

Easily evaporates in non polar solvents

Highly reactive with water

Highly soluble in water

What distinguishes unsaturated fats from saturated fats?

Unsaturated fats have one or more C=C groups (correct)

Saturated fats have a lower melting point

Unsaturated fats have no C=C groups

Saturated fats are liquid at room temperature

What are triglycerides mainly composed of?

Glycerol and four fatty acids

Glycerol and two fatty acids

Glycerol and one fatty acid

Glycerol and three fatty acids (correct)

Which type of lipids contain phosphoric acid?

Phospholipids Signup and view all the answers

What are waxes composed of?

Esters of fatty acids with higher molecular weight monohydric alcohols Signup and view all the answers

Which type of lipids are esters of fatty acids with higher molecular weight monohydric alcohols?

Waxes Signup and view all the answers

What is the common physical property of lipids that makes them relatively insoluble in water?

High polarity Signup and view all the answers

Which type of lipids are the main constituents of body fat in humans and other vertebrates?

Triglycerides Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes unsaturated fats from saturated fats?

Presence of C=C groups Signup and view all the answers

What do phospholipids contain that distinguishes them from other complex lipids?

Phosphoric acid Signup and view all the answers

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Which of the following is a common physical property of lipids?

What distinguishes unsaturated fats from saturated fats?

What are triglycerides mainly composed of?

Which type of lipids contain phosphoric acid?

What are waxes composed of?

Which type of lipids are esters of fatty acids with higher molecular weight monohydric alcohols?

What is the common physical property of lipids that makes them relatively insoluble in water?

Which type of lipids are the main constituents of body fat in humans and other vertebrates?

What distinguishes unsaturated fats from saturated fats?

What do phospholipids contain that distinguishes them from other complex lipids?

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