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Nutrition Chapter 5 Jersey College /Questions And Answers Rated (A+)
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Nutrition Chapter 5 Jersey College /Questions AndAnswers Rated (A+)
Quiz :Lipids - Answer :Organic substances distinguished by the fact that they
are insoluble in water.
Quiz :Triglyceride - Answer :A molecule made of three fatty acids attached to
a three-carbon glycerol backbone. Form of which most of our body fat is
stored.
Quiz :Fatty Acids - Answer :Chains of carbon atoms bonded to hydrogen
atoms and each other. They are acids because they contain an acid group
(carboxyl group) at one end of their chain.
Quiz :Glycerol - Answer :A three carbon alcohol.
Quiz :Phospholipids - Answer :Consists of two fatty acids and a glycerol
backbone bound to another compound that contains phosphate. Found in egg
yolks, liver, peanuts, soybeans, and some processed foods. Phospholipids in
our cell membranes regulate transport of substances into and out of the cell.
The liver uses phospholipids to make bile.
Quiz :Sterols - Answer :Lipids with a multiple-ring structure. Found in animal
and plant foods and are produced in the body.
Quiz :Saturated Fatty Acid (SFA) - Answer :A fatty acid chain that has no
carbons bonded together with a double bond. Generally solid at room
temperature.
Quiz :Monosaturated Fatty Acid (MUFA) - Answer :A fatty acid that has two
carbons in the chain bound to each other with one double bond; generally
liquid at room temperature.
Quiz :Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid (PUFA) - Answer :A fatty acid that has more
than one double bond in the chain; generally liquid at room temperature.
Quiz :Adipose Tissue - Answer :Body Fat
Quiz :short chain fatty acids - Answer :chain of less than 6 carbon atoms in
length
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