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(TRUE or FALSE?) Lipids are organic molecules which are insoluble in water.
TRUE
The behavior of lipids that is afraid of water is called ......
Hydrophobic
Organic solvents of lipids?
chloroform or benzene
Phospholipids that have only two fatty acid chains is called ........
diacylglycerol.
(TRUE or FALSE) A phospholipid is similar to a fat molecule but has only two fatty acids attached to glycerol rather than three.
True
The phosphate group and its attachments form a .................. head that has an affinity for water.
Hydrophilic/polar
A large biological molecule such as a protein, polysaccharide or nucleic acid is called .......
macromolecule / polymer
Three elements of all carbohydrates.
C, H, O
An example of pentoses.
ribose / deoxyribose
The form of glucose where the hydroxyl group (–OH), on carbon atom 1, is above the ring is known as .....
Beta glucose
glucose + glucose? 9 = ................................
Maltose
–OH is known as a ...... group
Hydroxyl
An example of hexoses.
glucose/ fructose / galactose
The three main groups of carbohydrates.
monosaccharides, disaccharides and polysaccharides
A sugar molecule consisting of two monosaccharides joined together by a glycosidic bond.
Disaccharide
