Lipids - Biochemistry | Biology+

Course

Biochemistry

Study Pack

Set 1: The Facts of Life: Chemistry Is the Logic of Biological Phenomena

Set 2: Water: the Medium of Life

Set 3: Thermodynamics of Biological Systems

Set 4: Amino Acids

Set 5: Proteins: Their Primary Structure and Biological Functions

Set 6: Proteins: Secondary, tertiary, and Quaternary Structure

Set 7: Carbohydrates and the Glycoconjugates of Cell Surfaces

Set 9: Lipid Biosynthesis

Set 10: Membranes and Membrane Transport

Set 11: The Reception and Transmission of Extracellular Information

Set 12: Enzymes Kinetics and Specificity

Set 13: Mechanisms of Enzyme Action

Set 14: Enzyme Regulation

Set 15: Molecular Motors

Set 16: Nutrition and the Organization of Metabolism

Set 17: Glycolysis

Set 18: The Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle

Set 19: Electron Transport and Oxidative Phosphorylation

Set 20: Photosynthesis

Set 21: Gluconeogenesis, glycogen Metabolism, and the Pentose Phosphate Pathway

Set 22: Fatty Acid Catabolism

Set 23: Nitrogen Acquisition and Amino Acid Metabolism

Set 24: Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids

Set 25: Structure of Nucleic Acids

Set 26: Synthesis and Degradation of Nucleotides

Set 27: Recombinant Dna: Cloning and Creation of Chimeric Genes

Set 28: DNA Metabolism: Replication, recombination, and Repair

Set 29: Transcription and the Regulation of Gene Expression

Set 30: Protein Synthesis

Set 31: Post-Transcriptional Regulation of Gene Expression

Set 32: Completing the Protein Life Cycle: Folding, processing, and Degradation

Set 33: Metabolic Integration and Organ Specialization

Set 8 Lipids

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Set 8 Lipids

(Multiple Choice)

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Which of the following is the reason why body fat a major storage form of energy?

A)It aggregates in a highly anhydrous form (without additional water weight).
B)It yields about 17 kJ/g (4 cal/g)of energy.
C)It is highly hydrated and easy to metabolize.
D)It yields about 25 kJ/g (6 cal/g)of energy.

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

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Which of the following types of fatty acids are most commonly found at positions 1 and 2,respectively,of the glycerol backbone in glycerol phosphatides?

A)saturated;saturated
B)unsaturated;saturated
C)saturated;unsaturated
D)unsaturated;unsaturated

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

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Which of the following is NOT a terpene?

A)squalene
B)α-tocopherol (vitamin E)
C)coenzyme Q (UQ)
D)cetyl palmitate (spermaceti)

Answer