Wardlaws Contemporary Nutrition Chapter 16 Actual Test Paper Questions And Solutions Graded A+

WARDLAWS CONTEMPORARY NUTRITION
CHAPTER 16 ACTUAL TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+

◉ Glycerol.
Answer: A three-carbon alcohol used to form triglycerides


◉ Phospholipid.
Answer: Any of a class of fat-related substances that contain
phosphorus, fatty acids, and nitrogen-containing base. The
phospholipids are an essential part of every cell.


◉ sterol.
Answer: A compound containing a multi-ring (steroid) structure and
hydroxyl group (-OH). Cholesterol is a typical example.


◉ Cholesterol.
Answer: Waxy lipid found in animal products


◉ Saturated fatty acid.
Answer: a fatty acid containing no carbon-carbon double bonds.

, ◉ solid fats.
Answer: fats solid at room temperature, usually high in saturated or
trans fatty acids.


◉ monounsaturated fatty acid.
Answer: A fatty saturated acid containing one carbon-carbon double
bond.


◉ polyunsaturated.
Answer: A fatty acid containing two or more carbon-carbon double
bonds.


◉ cis fatty acid.
Answer: A form of an unsaturated fatty acid that has the hydrogens
lying on the same side of the carbon-carbon double bond. Has a kink
in the chain


◉ trans fatty acid.
Answer: A form of an unsaturated fatty acid, usually
monounsaturated one when found in food, in which the hydrogens
on both carbons forming the double bond lie on opposite sides of
that bond. Straight chain.


◉ long-chain fatty acid.