Lipids worksheet

Choose the correct answer:

1. Fatty acids which are unsaturated have:

a. An amino group
b. A double bond
c. An excess of protons
d. A carboxyl group
2. A lipid molecule is formed by the combination of:
a. Carbon and hydrogen
b. Fatty acids and alcohol
c. Fatty acids and amino acids
d. Fatty acids and amines
3. Fatty layer under the skin of mammals act as heat insulator, composed
of:
a. Poly unsaturated fatty acids
b. Saturated fatty acids
c. Un saturated fatty acids
d. Only glycerol
4. Building blocks of lipids are:
a. Fatty acids
b. Glycerol
c. Amino acids
d. Both a and b
5. Fats, oils and wax :
a. Carbohydrates
b. Lipids
c. Proteins
d. Nucleic acids
6. Saturated fats:
a. Have many double bonds
b. Have no double bonds
c. Tend to be oily
d. Electrostatic charges
7. Phospholipids considered as:
a. Key component of cell membrane
b. Form plant cell wall
 c. Exist on ear drum
d. Exist as a coat on plant leaves
8. Fats act as…………for polar animals:
a. Thermal insulator
b. Hormone precursor
c. Protection
d. Make their fur
9. Examples of saturated fatty acids include:
a. Butter and palm oil
b. Butter and vegetable oil
c. Omega-3
d. Tropic oils
10.Poly unsaturated fatty acids act as:
a. Bouncy and heat insulator
b. Food storage
c. Make up cell membrane
11.Make plant cell wall Lipids include:
a. Fats, oil and wax
b. Fats, oil and sugar.
c. Fats, oil and amino acids.
d. Fats, oil and nucleotides.
12.Phospholipids:
a. Form cell membrane
b. Make up plant cell wall
c. Hormone precursor
d. Act as thermal insulator
13.The main difference between saturated and unsaturated fatty acids:
a. Amount of energy found in fatty acids
b. Saturated fatty acids are liquids
c. Unsaturated fatty acids can be packed together lightly
d. The number of hydrogen atoms bonded to carbon atoms
14.The following structure illustrates:
 a. Lipids
b. Glycerol
c. Saturated fatty acid
15.Lipids mainly composed of:
a. 1 glycerol and 3 fatty acids
b. 1 glycerol and glucose
c. 1 glycerol and amino acids
d. 1 glycerol and nucleotides
16.If ingested in large quantities , it is linked to heart disease:
a. Unsaturated fatty acids
b. Saturated fatty acids
c. Wax
d. Phospholipids
17.Example of poly unsaturated fatty acids:
a. Omega-3
b. Butter
c. Vegetable oil
d. Coconut oil
18.Lipids are non-polar and dissolve in:
a. Water
b. Benzene
c. Salts
d. Elements
19.1 gm of lipids gives ………. K.cal
a. 1
b. 4
c. 9
d. 7
20.Lipids are :
a. Long hydrocarbon chains
b. Short hydrocarbon chains
c. Composed of C, H, O and P.
d. Contain 4 fatty acids with glycerol
Illustrate the following diagrams:

Compare between wax and steroids

P.o.c Steroids triglycerides

Examples

Function

class

Compare between lipids and carbohydrates

P.O.C carbohydrate lipids

Composition
Classification
Function

Examples