INTRO TO LIPIDS – EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS { GRADED A+}

INTRO TO LIPIDS – EXAM QUESTIONS

WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS {

GRADED A+}




what does fat serve as? - ✔✔principal source of fuel


what is fat and cholesterol typically grouped together as? - ✔✔lipids


what are the different types/classes of lipids? - ✔✔- triglycerides


- phospholipids

- fatty acids

- lipoproteins

- sterols


what lipid is the most prominent in body & food? - ✔✔triglycerides

, what is the delta version of fatty acid nomenclature? - ✔✔number of

carbons: number of double bonds

superscript numbers are where double bonds BEGIN

- starting on COOH end

18:2 ^9,12


what is the omega version of fatty acid nomenclature? - ✔✔number of

carbons: number of double bonds

n-carbon where first double bond begins

- starting on CH3 end

18:2 n-6


what are fatty acids? - ✔✔a string of carbon atoms linked together


what are the different kinds of fatty acid chains? - ✔✔- short


- medium

- long