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What are 7 roles of lipids in living organisms?
respiratory substance/energy store
Membrane structure
Electrical insulation
Thermal insulation
Physical protection
Control
Buoyancy
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What does a triglyceride look like?
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What is the difference between a saturated and unsaturated triglyceride?
Unsaturated have double bond between carbons
Kink in hydrocarbon chain
Fewer H atoms
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What is the formation of a triglyceride?
Condensation reaction joins fatty acid and glycerol
→ joins carboxylic acid and alcohol
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what does a phospholipid look like?
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