Multiple Choice
How do phospholipids interact with water molecules?
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- Multiple Choice
The molecule shown the figure is a ________.
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Choose the correct statement about biological waxes:
3808views25rank - Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a true statement comparing phospholipids and triacylglycerols (fats and oils)?2516views
- Multiple ChoiceLipids differ from other large biological molecules in that they __________.1805views
- Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following terms can be correctly used to describe compounds that do not mix with water?1263views
- Multiple ChoiceNutritionally, saturated triacylglycerols are considered to be less healthful than unsaturated triacylglycerols. What is the difference between them?2419views
- Multiple ChoiceThe lipids that form the main structural component of cell membranes are __________.1916views
- Multiple ChoiceIf a small droplet of triacylglycerol molecules is suspended in water, the fat molecules form a "ball of spaghetti" with no particular orientation. But if a droplet of phospholipid molecules is put in water, all the molecules point outward, toward the water. Phospholipids are forced into this orientation because phospholipids have __________.1582views
- Multiple ChoiceThe sex hormones estradiol and testosterone belong to which class of molecules?2898views
- Multiple ChoiceHigh cholesterol levels are considered a major risk factor for heart disease. If it is so bad for humans, why does the body make cholesterol in the first place?2286views2rank
- Multiple ChoiceManufacturers make vegetable oils solid or semisolid at room temperature by __________.2053views
- Multiple ChoiceSome lipids are formed when fatty acids are linked to glycerol. These subunits are linked together by __________.2202views1rank
- Multiple ChoiceThe fatty acid tails of a phospholipid are __________ because they __________.1843views6rank
- Textbook Question
How do the phospholipids in archaea differ from those in other cells?
a. They have tails made of unsaturated fatty acids instead of saturated fatty acids.
b. They do not contain hydrocarbon chains.
c. They have isoprenoid tails instead of fatty acid tails.
d. They have two hydrocarbon chains instead of three hydrocarbon chains.
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