Fats

What is a fatty acid?

• A. A type of carbohydrate

• B. A type of protein

• C. A type of fat

• D. What fats are made of

What is a triglyceride?

• D. 2 fatty acids bonded with glycerol molecules

• C. 3 fatty acids bonded at the acid group to one glycerin molecule

• B. 3 fatty acids

• A. 3 fatty acids bonded at the methyl group to one glycerin molecule

What is a saturated fat?

• A. A fat with only single bonds between carbon atoms and full of hydrogen atoms

• D. A fat with no hydrogen atoms

• B. A fat with only double bonds between carbon atoms

• C. A fat with no carbon atoms

What is an unsaturated fat?

• A. A fat with only single bonds between carbon atoms

• D. A fat with no hydrogen atoms

• C. A fat with no carbon atoms

• B. A fat with some double bonds between carbon atoms and lacking hydrogen atoms

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

What is a monounsaturated fat?

• B. A fat with two double bonds between carbon atoms

• A. A fat with one double bond between carbon atoms

• D. A fat with no double bonds between carbon atoms

• C. A fat with three double bonds between carbon atoms

what is a polyunsaturated fat?

• an unsaturated fat with multiple double bonds between carbon atoms

• a saturated fat with multiple double bonds

• a carbohydrate

• a protein