Lipid

What is the monomer of a lipid?

• monosaccharide
• nucleic acid
• fatty acid
• amino acid

Steroids have what kind of structure?

• long chain of hydrogen/carbons with a glycerol group
• CHO in a hexagonal shape
• 4 fused rings
• polar head and two fatty acid tails

The phospholipid bilayer comprises what part of the cell?

• cytoplasm
• cell membrane
• cytoskeleton
• nuclear membrane

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

What type of fat is this?

• saturated fatty acid
• unsaturated fatty acid
• steroid
• wax

What type of lipid is this?

• steroid
• cholesterol
• phospholipid
• triglyceride

In the phospholipid, the polar head is considered what type of structure?

• hydrophobic
• insoluble
• hydrophilic

Which of the following molecules is not a lipid? 

• testosterone
• triglycerides
• cellulose
• phospholipids

What molecule should a bear eat the most before hibernating?

• carbohydrates
• lipids
• proteins
• nucleic acid

The C-O-O-H on the end of a fatty acid structure is called a _______

• carboxyl group
• R group
• fatty acid
• amino acid

Lipids are classified by their ______________

• size
• color
• taste 
• structure