Lipids

Carbon chains are principal features of both carbohydrates and lipids.  What is the primary difference between these two types of macromolecules?

• Lipids always have longer carbon chains than carbohydrates.
• Carbohydrates cannot form rings like lipids can.
• Lipids provide energy, but carbohydrates cannot.
• Carbohydrates form ring structures, lipids form long chains

Which of the following molecules make up the basic structure of a cell membrane?

• waxes
• steroids
• fatty acids
• phospholipids

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

What are different examples of lipids?

• monosaccahrides, disaccharides, starch, cellulose
• dipetide, polypeptide, amino acids
• DNA, RNA, ATP
• triglycerides, waxes, steroids, phospholipds

This molecules is a

• amino acid
• nucleic acid
• carbohydrate
• lipid

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NGSS.HS-LS1-6

Saturated fats are __________ at room temperature.

• liquid
• gases
• plasma
• solid

Which macromolecule is this?

• carbohydrate
• lipid
• protein
• nucleic acid

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NGSS.HS-LS1-6

Which of the following is a lipid?

• cholesterol
• cellulose
• glucose
• protein

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

Unsaturated fats are __________ at room temperature.

• liquids
• solids
• toxic
• saturated

Which of the following molecules is not a lipid? 

• testosterone
• triglycerides
• cellulose
• phospholipids

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NGSS.HS-LS1-6