Created by Tania Parvaiz
over 7 years ago
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How do lipids react in water and why?
How do lipids react in organic solvents such as alcohol and acetone?
What elements do lipids contain and how to the proportions compare to the proportions in carbohydrates?
Are lipids polymers?
Name the 2 types of lipids and their biological roles?
What is a triglyceride molecule made up of?
What do fatty acid molecules have?
How is a triglyceride formed? (Diagram)
2 differences between saturated fatty acids and unsaturated fatty acids?
4 roles of lipids?
Why are triglycerides good storage molecules?
What does the structure of a phospholipid look like?
Phospholipids are polar molecules. What does this mean?
What is the head of phosphates?
What is the tail of phosphates?
What is a phospholipid bilayer?
What is a micelle?
Why are triglycerides not polymers?
Explain the meaning of saturated?
Explain the meaning of unsaturated?