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Lipid Metabolism

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the major biological macromolecule that functions as an energy reserve, structural components of cell membranes, and signaling molecules?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic Acids

2.

This refers to the synthesis and degradation of lipids for metabolic needs.

a)

Lipogenesis

b)

Lipid oxidation

c)

Lipodystrophy

d)

Lipid Metabolism

3.

What will happen when there are excess lipids?

a)

Blurry vision

b)

Slow healing of wounds

c)

Increased risk of heart diseases

d)

Frequent urination

4.

It is the simplest lipids formed by fatty acids

a)

Phospholipids

b)

Triacylglycerol

c)

Sphingolipids

d)

Cholesterol

5.

Another term for the word lipids.

a)

Wax

b)

Fats

c)

Lipase

d)

Metabolite

6.

This is the principal plasma lipoproteins carrier of cholesterol

a)

IDL

b)

HDL

c)

LDL

d)

ILY

7.

Which is turned into a product that plays a role in fatty acid oxidation but not in fatty acid biosynthesis?

a)

Niacin

b)

Pyridoxamine

c)

Thiamine

d)

Riboflavin

8.

What are bile acids?

a)

Steroid acids

b)

Gastric lipase

c)

Peristaltic lipase

d)

Phospholipids

9.

What role does Acetyl-CoA play in lipid metabolism?

a)

Precursor for fatty acid biosynthesis

b)

Transport long-chain fatty acids into the mitochondrion

10.

What do you call a triglyceride packaged along with cholesterol into a large lipoprotein particle?

a)

Chylomicrons

b)

Peroxisomes

c)

Lipoproteins

d)

Triacylglycerol

11.

What pathway were dietary cholesterol and fatty acids absorbed?

a)

Exogenous Pathway

b)

Indigenous Pathway

c)

Endogenous Pathway

d)

Transduction Signal Pathway

12.

Which is a sign of Lipid Malabsorption?

a)

Greasy stool

b)

Excess lipid-soluble vitamins

c)

Chest Pain

d)

Weight Gain

13.

What enzyme moves carnitine back to the cytoplasm?

a)

Ligase

b)

Isomerase

c)

Translocase

d)

Oxidoreductase

14.

What transports lipid from tissues to the liver?

a)

HDL

b)

LDL

c)

IDL

d)

SDL

15.

What are ketone bodies usually synthesized from?

a)

Acetyl-CoA

b)

Pre-B cell

c)

Methionine

d)

Pyruvate