Biology Lipids, Fat, Steroids, Phospholipids, Proteins, Chemical reaction, Enzyme

What size is a Lipid?

Large and nonpolar

What are Lipids mostly made of?

Carbon and hydrogen

How does a Lipid deal with energy

It can store energy

What bond specifically stores a lot of energy in a Lipid? 

Carbon-hydrogen 

Do lipids mix?

No they are hydrophobic

What is a fats main function?

To store energy

What is another name for them

Triglycerides

What bonds do unsaturated fatty acids have?

Double bonds

Why do unsaturated fatty acids have double bonds?

To prevent them from solidifying at room temperature

What do saturated fats lack?

Double bonds

What happens because saturated fats lack double bonds?

They are solid at room tempeture

What do fats perform?

Essential functions in the human body

What are some essential functions that fats perform in the human body? (3)

energy storage, cushioning, and insulation 

How are steroids different from fats? 

Because of their function and structure 

What helps keep cell membranes fluid

Cholesterol

Cholesterol is the base steroid from which your body produces other what? 

steroids

Give me an example of how cholesterol is the “base steroid” from which your body produces other steroids

Sex hormones

What makes up the Lipid bilayer of cell membranes?

Phospholipids

Phospholipids keep inside of cell separate from what?

external environment

What is the definition of a protiens?

A proteins is a polymer constructed from amino acid monors

What functions do proteins perform?

Most of the tastes the body needs to function

what are examples of what proteins do to have our body function (3)

movement, defense, and communication

Each amino acid contains: (3)

An amino group, a caroxyl group, and an r group

What is an r group

It distinguishes each of the 20 different amino acids