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WorksheetsFATTY ACIDS
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 8mins
Fatty acids are carboxylic acids this means they posses a _____ functional group
-CHO
-COOH
-COOR
-CONH2
Fatty acids with only single bonds are (a) fatty acids
Which apply for saturated fatty acids
has a bent chemical structure
contains only single bonds
solid at room temperature
raises "good" cholesterol
10% of calories should come from saturated fats
Which of these fatty acids has one double bond and bends in an L-shape
saturated fat
trans fat
polyunsaturated fat
monounsaturated fat (Cis unsaturated fat)
What type of isomerisation do fatty acids undergo
positional isomerism
Functional group isomerism
geometric isomerism
none
A fatty acid in a triglyceride be replaced by a (a) group to become a phospholipid
The hydrophilic "head" of the phospholipid is the (1)_______ while the hydrophobic "tails" are derived from (2)_________
(1) fatty acids (2) phosphate group
(1) triglyceride (2) phosphate group
(1) phosphate group (2) fatty acids
(1) fatty acids (2) choline
Saturated fats have ___ double bond(s) (write the number)
0
1
+1
Cis-isomer unsaturated fats
The diagram shows the structure of palmitic acid. What type of fatty acid is palmitic acid? (apply knowledge using the picture)
saturated
trans fat
cis fat (monounsaturated)
polyunsaturated
What type of molecule is shown in this diagram?
trans unsaturated fatty acid
cis unsaturated fatty acid
polyunsaturated fatty acid
saturated fatty acid
