Lipids Answers

Which describes the basic structure of a fatty acid?

Lipids exhibit different characteristics based on their structures. The image shows different examples of lipids, such as solid butter and liquid canola oil.Photo by NIH/Bill BransonCanola oil contains more unsaturated fat than butter. Which type of bond is found in unsaturated fatty acids?

Which lipid acts as a chemical messenger?

Which is one function of steroids?

Which fat is most likely a solid at room temperature?

A biologist is studying a structure that is made up of two layers of phospholipids. What is she most likely studying?

Which is a component of a phospholipid?

Which statement is true?

Where is most of a healthy person’s fat stored?

Which fat has only single bonds between the carbon atoms in the fatty acid?