Mastery Exam DDM biochemistry (vitamins, lipid and metab)

Saturated fats are __________ at room temperature.

• liquid
• gases
• plasma
• solid

The characteristic that all lipids have in common is----

• made of lots of double bonds
• acidic when mixed with water
• no high energy content
• do not dissolve in water

You want to find out if eating foods high in saturated fats will make you healthier. Which of the following is the best dependent variable?

• Level of health

• Number of grams of saturated fat consumed

• Lipid levels in blood

• Weight change in pounds

How do lipids function for cells?

• store information
• store energy
• breakdown wastes
• join with substrates

Fat digestion occurs in the ___________

• mouth
• large interstine
• stomach
• small intestine

What is essential for the breakdown of fat molecules?

• bile
• simple sugars
• polysarrcharide
• amylase

Fatty acids are broken down by this process and enter cell respiration.

• β-Oxidation
• Deamination
• Halogenation
• Esterification

This is the deposition of lipid plaques on the lining of the arteries

• Hyperlipoprotenemia

• Hypertension

• Diabetes

• Atherosclerosis

What are adipose cells?

• cells in the body that dissolve fat
• cells in the body that add fat
• cells in the body that store fat
• cells in the body that digest fat

Enzyme responsible in the cleavage of acetoacetyl CoA

• Dehydrogenase

• Lyase

• thiolase

• Decarboxylase