Exam 11: Lipids

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Choose the correct answer from the list below. Not all of the answers will be used. -The number of carbons in most common fatty acid is ____________.

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The configuration of most fatty acids is ________________.

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The polar head group of phospholipids is found at which carbon of glycerol?

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Choose the correct answer from the list below. Not all of the answers will be used. -A lipid is defined as a compound soluble in ________________.

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Explain why fats are an efficient way to store biochemical energy.

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Explain the biochemical nature of why trans bonds do not have the same effect as cis bonds on the melting point of fatty acids.

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Polar head groups of phospholipids are esterified to what functional group?

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The shorthand notation indicating that there are two cis double bonds between carbons 9 and 10 and again between 12 and 13 is ________________.

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Eating ____________ increases the w-3 fatty acids, decreasing ____________.

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Which of the following is not correct concerning the structure given? Which of the following is not correct concerning the structure given?

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Fatty acids are ionized at physiological pH and so are referred to in their ______________ form.

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In phosphoglycerides, the fatty acids are linked to the glycerol backbone by the ________________ linkages.

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Choose the correct answer from the list below. Not all of the answers will be used. -____________ lipids are less resistant to hydrolysis, potentially because of the way the acyl chain is linked to the glycerol backbone.

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________________ is a membrane lipid composed of sphingosine, fatty acid, and a simple sugar.

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Which phospholipid is enriched in neural sheath membranes?

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The longer the fatty acid, the ____________ the fatty acid.

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The reduction in tight packing due to cis double bonds ________________ the melting temperature of a fatty acid.

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The notation 12:2 indicates which of the following about a fatty acid?

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The common name of hexadecanoic acid is ________________.

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Steroid hormones come from what lipid?

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