BIOC 385 - Quiz 5 questions well
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What are examples of the three major types of membrane lipids? - correct answer
✔✔cholesterol, cerebrosides, phosphatidylserine
Which type of phospholipid provides the fatty acid for lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase to
produce cholesterol esters? - correct answer ✔✔Phosphatidylcholine
Snake venom often secretes phospholipase A2 enzymes, which cleave ____________. - correct
answer ✔✔glycerophospholipids.
Tay-Sachs disease, Fabry disease, and Niemann-Pick disease are all caused by
________________. - correct answer ✔✔defects in sphingolipid metabolism.
Identify FIVE compounds from the list below that are synthesized from cholesterol. - correct
answer ✔✔- Glucocorticoids
- Vitamin D
- Testosterone
- Bile acids
- Aldosterone
Which type of fatty acid plays important roles in cell recognition such as in ABO blood groups? -
correct answer ✔✔gangliosides
Ambiguous gender is a genetic condition that often arises from defects in the steroidogenesis
pathway. Which enzyme is most likely responsible for an XY chromosome male developing as
answered passed
What are examples of the three major types of membrane lipids? - correct answer
✔✔cholesterol, cerebrosides, phosphatidylserine
Which type of phospholipid provides the fatty acid for lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase to
produce cholesterol esters? - correct answer ✔✔Phosphatidylcholine
Snake venom often secretes phospholipase A2 enzymes, which cleave ____________. - correct
answer ✔✔glycerophospholipids.
Tay-Sachs disease, Fabry disease, and Niemann-Pick disease are all caused by
________________. - correct answer ✔✔defects in sphingolipid metabolism.
Identify FIVE compounds from the list below that are synthesized from cholesterol. - correct
answer ✔✔- Glucocorticoids
- Vitamin D
- Testosterone
- Bile acids
- Aldosterone
Which type of fatty acid plays important roles in cell recognition such as in ABO blood groups? -
correct answer ✔✔gangliosides
Ambiguous gender is a genetic condition that often arises from defects in the steroidogenesis
pathway. Which enzyme is most likely responsible for an XY chromosome male developing as
