Complex lipids

The products of the reaction of a triglyceride with 3 M NaOH could be converted to the products of the hydrolysis of the same triglyceride by the

addition of acid

The region enclosed in the box in the following structure represents the sphingosine backbone of the molecule

False

The following structure is an example of what type of lipid?

Wax

One feature of the fluid mosaic model of membrane structure is called the

Lipid Bilayer

Phospholipids found in plants are produced by those cells exposed to air in order to keep the plant from losing too much water.

False

This molecule is a triester of glycerol in which all three alcohol groups are esterified.

Triglyceride

Membrane-enclosed bodies within eukaryotic cells are called

organelles

Cholesterol, the most abundant steroid in the body, can not be found in which of the following sources?

Green beans

Tay-Sachs disease, an abnormal accumulation of glycolipid, affects the spleen.

False, affects liver

A phosphoglyceride containing a choline component is called a

lecithin

The flexibility of the cell membranes is due to strong hydrogen bonding between lipids.

False

Which of the following components is present in a cephalin?

Serine

Which of the following liproproteins are used to transport fat from the intestines to the liver?

Chylomicrons

The function of this cellular organelle is cellular respiration and energy production

mitochondrion

Sphingolipids contain the amino alcohol

sphingosine

The following substance would be classified as an omega-3 fatty acid.

False