Practice Questions

Triglycerides provide concentrated energy storage in adipose tissue.

A phospholipid has two fatty acids and one phosphate-containing group attached to glycerol.

Ester linkages form between glycerol hydroxyl groups and fatty acid carboxyl groups.

Pancreatic lipase acts mainly in the small intestine after emulsification by bile salts.

Lipids contain more hydrogen atoms and fewer oxygen atoms, producing more ATP upon oxidation.

Phospholipids form the structural framework of cellular membranes.

Condensation reactions release water during ester bond formation.

Double bonds are the defining feature of unsaturated fatty acids.

Phospholipids exhibit lateral movement, contributing to membrane fluidity.

Each hydroxyl group of glycerol forms one ester bond with a fatty acid.