lipids

What’s the difference between carbohydrates and lipids

Carbohydrates lipids

hydrophilic hydrophobic

Dissolve do not mix

Usually polymer not necessarily polymers

Built from repeating moonomers/ made from divers building blocks

Large macromolecules not huge macromolecules

Function of fats in the human body

Energy storage

Cushioning

Insulation

What does the fat consist of

Glycerol molecules joined with 3 fatty acids via the dehydration reaction

What’s the difference between saturated and unsaturated fats

Saturated fats unsaturated fats

The fatty acid has the maxuimum the fatty acid has fewer than the

Number of hydrogen maximum number of hydrogen

Solid at room temp liquid at room temp

Most animal fats most animals and fish