Lipids

Question 1

What’s the monomers of a triglyceride?

Answer 1

-1 glycerol
-3 fatty acids

Question 2

What do phospholipids contain of?

Answer 2

• Glycerol attached to a phosphate molecule and 2 fatty acids

Question 3

What’s the formula of glycerol?

Answer 3

C3H803

Question 4

What bonds are triglycerides and phospholipids held by?

Answer 4

Ester bonds

Question 5

What’s a saturated & unsaturated fatty acid?

Answer 5

Saturated = fatty acids only have single carbon-to-carbon bonds.
Unsaturated= fatty acids have one carbon-to-carbon double bond.

Polyunsaturated = fatty acids contain 2 or more carbon-to-carbon double bonds.

Question 6

Functions of lipids & phospholipids in cell & organisms relate to what?

Answer 6

• Related to their hydrophilic & hydrophobic properties.

Question 7

What does phospholipids contain?