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Example Question #101 : Biochemical Concepts
If a phospholipid's phosphate group is replaced with another fatty acid chain, the result is a __________.
wax
saturated fatty acid
steroid
fat (triglyceride)
fat (triglyceride)
A phospholipid has two fatty acid chains and a phosphate group attached to glycerol. By replacing the phosphate group of a phospholipid with another fatty acid, the result is a glycerol with three fatty acid chains which makes it a fat (triglyceride). Saturated fatty acids are single chains of fatty acids, the resulting molecule has three fatty acids, which each could be saturated or unsaturated. Steroids have structures that consist of four fused carbon rings.
Example Question #2483 : Ap Biology
Fat is composed of which of the following smaller molecules?
None of these
Fatty acids
Glycerol
Glycerol and fatty acids
Glycerol and fatty acids
Fat is made up of glycerol and fatty acids. Specifically, a fat is composed of three fatty acids chains—composed of 16 or 18 carbon atoms in length—connected to a glycerol by way of an ester linkage.
Example Question #102 : Biochemical Concepts
Which of the following best describes the composition of glycerol molecules?
An alcohol with three carbons without any hydroxyl group
An alcohol with three carbons each bearing a hydroxyl group
An alcohol with one carbon bearing a hydroxyl group
An alcohol with two carbons each bearing a hydroxyl group
An alcohol with three carbons each bearing a hydroxyl group
Glycerol is composed of an alcohol attached to three carbons each bearing a hydroxyl group.
Example Question #103 : Biochemical Concepts
Fatty acids vary in length and in the number and locations of double bonds between the carbon atoms. If there are no double bonds between the carbon atoms in the tail then the fatty acid is said to be __________.
monounsaturated
unsaturated
saturated
low density
saturated
A saturated fatty acid has no double bonds between the carbon atoms making up the tail of the fatty acid. This lack of double bonding allows for as many hydrogen atoms as possible to be bonded to the carbon skeleton, thus the fatty acid is said to be saturated with hydrogen atoms.
Example Question #104 : Biochemical Concepts
A fatty acid that has two double bonds between its carbon atoms is called __________.
an unsaturated fatty acid
good cholesterol
a hydrogenated fatty acid
a saturated fatty acid
an unsaturated fatty acid
An unsaturated fatty acid has one or more double bonds in its hydrocarbon tail. These double bonds are formed by the removal of hydrogen atoms from the carbon tail, resulting in a kink in the tail. As such, they are not fully saturated with hydrogen atoms. Cholesterol is a type of lipid that contains four hydrocarbon rings in its structure. Hydrogenated fatty acids are unnatural saturated fatty acids that are modified for their physical properties.
Example Question #105 : Biochemical Concepts
Three fatty acids each joined to glycerol by an ester linkage is a __________.
phospholipid
steroid
cholesterol
triacylglycerol
triacylglycerol
A triacylglycerol (also called commonly referred to as a fat or a triglyceride) is composed of three fatty acid chains linked to glycerol via an ester linkage. The fatty acids can be the same or two or three different types. Steroids are derived from cholesterol, a molecule that contains four hydrocarbon rings attached together. Phospholipids only have two fatty acid tails linked to a glycerol head and a phosphate group.
Example Question #103 : Biochemical Concepts
Which of the following is an example of a lipid?
triacylglycerol
cellulose
chitin
amino acid
triacylglycerol
Triacylglycerol (also called a fat or triglyceride) is a type of lipid. Amino acids are the subunits that make up proteins. Chitin and cellulose are polysaccharides, or carbohydrates.
Example Question #2491 : Ap Biology
Which of the following terns best describes a molecule that contains three fatty acid chains bonded to a glycerol molecule?
DNA
Cellulose
None of these
Glycogen
Triglyceride
Triglyceride
Structurally speaking, a triglyceride molecule contains three fatty acid chains covalently bonded to glycerol—specifically where the hydroxyl groups are located on the glycerol molecule.
Example Question #2492 : Ap Biology
A polyunsaturated lipid contains which of the following that is/are not contained in saturated lipids?
No double bonds
One double bond
Sulfur atoms in place of carbons
A polar head group
Multiple double bonds
Multiple double bonds
The term saturated when describing a lipid means that a molecule has the maximum number of hydrogens on its carbons, it is saturated with hydrogens. An unsaturated lipid has less than the maximum amount of hydrogens bonded to its carbons because there is a double bond between two of the carbons. Lipids molecules can have one carbon to carbon double bond (mono-unsaturated) or multiple (poly-unsaturated).
Example Question #2493 : Ap Biology
All of the following biomolecules form true polymers except __________.
sugars
fatty acids
nucleotides
amino acids
glucose
fatty acids
Fatty acids occur as free molecules in trace amounts in living organisms. They usually occur as a component of several types of lipid molecules, and are not true monomers, even though 1-3 of them can be attached to a polar head group such as glycerol or a phosphate group. The rest of the choices listed form polymers. Amino acids form proteins, sugars such as glucose form carbohydrates, and nucleotides form both DNA and RNA.
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