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Lipids Worksheet

Lipids are hydrophobic biomolecules that include fats, oils, phospholipids, steroids, and waxes, and they do not form polymers. Fatty acids can be saturated or unsaturated, with saturated fatty acids containing only single C-C bonds, while unsaturated fatty acids have one or more double bonds. Triglycerides consist of three fatty acid chains linked to glycerol, and phospholipids are amphipathic molecules that form a major component of cell membranes.

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Lipids Worksheet

Lipids are hydrophobic biomolecules that include fats, oils, phospholipids, steroids, and waxes, and they do not form polymers. Fatty acids can be saturated or unsaturated, with saturated fatty acids containing only single C-C bonds, while unsaturated fatty acids have one or more double bonds. Triglycerides consist of three fatty acid chains linked to glycerol, and phospholipids are amphipathic molecules that form a major component of cell membranes.

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Lipids

CONCEPT: LIPIDS
●______________: hydrophobic biomolecules insoluble in water that are highly diverse in their structure & function.
□ Can also be ____________________: having ___________ hydrophobic & hydrophilic groups.
□ Do ________ form polymers (unlike the other classes of biomolecules).
□ Lipids include: fats & oils, phospholipids, steroids, & waxes.
EXAMPLE: Types of Lipids.

Fatty Acids
●Fatty Acids: hydrocarbon chains of varying length with a ____________________ acid.
1) Saturated Fatty Acids: fully ______________ with hydrogens (only contains C-C ___________ bonds).
□ ________________ at room temp.
2) Unsaturated Fatty Acids: ______ fully saturated with hydrogens due to presence of ≥ 1 C=C ___________ bond.
□ Double bond creates a bend or a “_________” in the chain, making them _____________ at room temp.
□ ____________ Fats: artificial unsaturated fatty acids that are NOT kinked (linear).
EXAMPLE: Saturated, Unsaturated & Trans Fats.

PRACTICE: Which type of fatty acids only contain Carbon-Carbon single bonds?
a) Unsaturated. b) Saturated. c) Trans fats. d) Steroids.

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CONCEPT: LIPIDS
Triglycerides
●_______glycerides: a lipid with _______ fatty acid chains covalently linked to a single _______________ molecule.
□ Fatty acids linked to glycerol via _______________________ synthesis reactions.

PRACTICE: A triglyceride is a form of _______ composed of ___________.


a) Lipid ; fatty acids & Glucose. b) Lipid ; Fatty acids & Glycerol.
c) Carbohydrate ; Fatty acids only. d) Lipid ; Ribose.

Phospholipids
●Phospholipids: large class of lipids that contain a ___________________ group.
□ Major component of ALL __________ ________________________.
□ Amphipathic molecules with a ____________________ head and _______________________ tails.

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CONCEPT: LIPIDS
PRACTICE: How do phospholipids interact with water molecules?
a) The polar heads avoid water; the nonpolar tails attract water (because water is polar and opposites attract).
b) Phospholipids do not interact with water because water is polar and lipids are nonpolar.
c) The polar heads interact with water; the nonpolar tails do not.
d) Phospholipids dissolve in water.

Steroids & Waxes


●__________________: lipids that are made of _____ fused carbon ring structures.
□ Cholesterol: common steroid important for the structure of animal cell _____________________.
●______________: another class of lipid that can be used for protection & prevention of water loss.

PRACTICE: The molecule shown the figure is a ________.


a) Fatty acid.
b) Wax.
c) Steroid.
d) Triacylglycerol.
e) Phospholipid.

PRACTICE: Choose the correct statement about biological waxes:


a) They contain at least one steroid molecule.
b) They are fatty acids bound to long chain alcohol molecules.
c) They are extremely hydrophilic.
d) They are made of 4 fused carbon ring molecules.

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