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Lipids
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Do lipids supply more or less energy than carbohydrates? | Twice as more |
| Are lipids soluable or insoluable in water? | insoluable |
| What is the most common lipid? | Triglyceride |
| What makes up a triglyceride? | A glycerol backbone, three fatty acid tails and ester bonds |
| Which type of lipids have double carbon bonds? | unsaturated |
| Which type of lipids make LDL's? | saturated |
| What are the funtions of cholesterol? | 1) To produce steroid hormones 2) Produce bile 3) Helps to make up cell membranes |
| What is the difference in the structures of triglycerides and phospholipids? | Phospholipids contain 2 fatty acid tails and a phosphate head. |