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MCB Exam #2 questions with answers What are the parts of a triglycerol - ANSWERS Glycerol + 3 fatty acids Why are fatty acids called "acids" - ANSWERS Because one end has a carboxyl group What links the glycerol to the fatty acids - ANSWERS An ester linkage What is a saturated fatty acid - ...

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MCB Exam #2 questions with answers


What are the parts of a triglycerol - ANSWERS Glycerol + 3 fatty acids


Why are fatty acids called "acids" - ANSWERS Because one end has a carboxyl group


What links the glycerol to the fatty acids - ANSWERS An ester linkage


What is a saturated fatty acid - ANSWERS Consists of all single bonds between carbons


What is an unsaturated fatty acid - ANSWERS Has at least one multiple bond between carbons


What does monounsaturated mean - ANSWERS Only one double bond


What does polyunsaturated mean - ANSWERS More than one double bond


Which type of lipid is liquid at room temperature - ANSWERS Unsaturated fats (oils)


Which type of lipid is solid at room temperature - ANSWERS Saturated fats


What is the process called that turns multiple bonds into single bonds (unsaturated --->
saturated fatty acid) - ANSWERS hydrogenation


Are lipids polar or nonpolar - ANSWERS Nonpolar

, Functions of lipids - ANSWERS Long term energy storage (2x energy by weight of carbs),
cushioning for organs, and insulation


Do lipids perform a structural function - ANSWERS No


Three parts of an amino acid - ANSWERS Amine group, R-group, and carboxyl group (all
connected to central carbon)


What is special about the amino acid methionine - ANSWERS Is the first amino acid in the
primary structure for every polypeptide/protein


How many amino acids are there - ANSWERS 20


How many amino acids do humans "need" - ANSWERS 9


Which is the polymer/monomer for proteins - ANSWERS Monomer: amino acids
Polymer: protein


What differentiates the different amino acids - ANSWERS Their R-group


Three different kinds of R-groups - ANSWERS 1. Polar uncharged
2. Charged
3. Nonpolar (includes aromatics)


Which R-groups are hydrophilic - ANSWERS Polar uncharged and charged


Which R-groups are hydrophobic - ANSWERS Just the nonpolar ones

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