Biochemistry Module 5 Questions and Answers 2024/2025 | A+ Grade Verified Study Guide |

Biochem Module 5 questions and answers
2024\2025 A+ Grade




Glycerol contains how many carbon atoms?



-3

-4

-5

- 15
- correct answer - 3



Which of the following are derived from or made from fatty acids?



- Cholesterol

- Carotenoids

- Phosphoglycerides

- Both A and B

- Both A and C
- correct answer - Phosphoglycerides



Triacylglycerols are made from a ________ and ________.



- glycerol; cholesterol Correct!

- glycerol; three fatty acids

, - ceramide; three fatty acids

- ceramide; three cholesterols

- carotenoid; two cholesterols
- correct answer - glycerol; three fatty acids



PUFA
- correct answer polyunsaturated fatty acid

- 2 or more double bonds



A ________ is a carboxylic acid that is a structural component of lipids.



- Amino acid

- Carotenoid

- Sphingolipid

- cholesterol

- None of the above
- correct answer - None of the above



A particular lipid is a liquid at room temperature, so it is called a(n) ________.



- Oil

- Fat

- Lipid

- Membrane

- Sphingolipid
- correct answer - Oil



________ are a class of membrane proteins that are loosely associated with the membrane bilayer.



- Transmembrane protein