Lipids MCQs

Fats are an example of a type of molecule called?

Vitamins
carbohydrates
lipids
None of these

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lipids

Which lipids are made up of two fatty acids and a phosphate group?

Steroids
Triglycerides
Phospholipids
All of these

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Phospholipids

which lipid compounds, consisting of four connecting carbon rings and a functional group?

Steroids
Triglycerides
Phospholipids
All of these

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Steroids

Cholesterol is a _ molecule

Steroid
Triglyceride
Phospholipid
All of these

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Steroid

Cholesterol is used to make _

Estrogen
Testosteron
Both of these
None of these

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Both of these

__ are made up of three fatty acid molecules and a glycerol molecule, are important for energy storage and insulation

Steroid
Triglyceride
Phospholipid
All of these

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Triglyceride

_ float through your bloodstream on their way to be deposited into adipose tissue

Triglyceride
Steroid
Phospholipid
All of these

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Triglyceride

_ contain lots of single bonds between their carbon atoms

oils
Fats
Both of these
None of these

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Fats

_ contain lots of double bonds between their carbon atoms

oils
Fats
Both of these
None of these

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oils

oils contain lots of double bonds between their _ atoms

Hydrogen
Nitrogen
iron
carbon

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carbon