Triglyceride — Structure & Function
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- Energy Storage Lipids that store energy are called triglycerides. In many organisms, extra carbohydrates (polymers made of simple sugars like glucose) are stored as triglyceride…
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- (Video) What Is Fat? by George Zaidan on TED-Ed This video gives a good description of the different kinds of animal and plant fats. It also explains the difference between cis …
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Problems 20
- Which of the following is true?
- What are triglycerides made of?
- What part of a triglyceride determines its function and characteristics?
- Where would triglycerides most likely be found in animals?
- What's the difference between unsaturated and saturated triglycerides?
- Which of the images above shows the basic structure of a triglyceride?
- Which of the rows in the table above correctly identifies the location and function of triglycerides in the body?
- Which of the foods below is likely to have the highest concentration of triglycerides?
- Imagine that a sample of triglycerides is exposed to each of the reagents in the table above. What color will the solution turn?
- What causes the kink in unsaturated fatty chains?
- Which type of lipid is the main form of energy storage in animals?
- Which part of triglyceride structure makes it a great energy storage molecule?
- Which type of macromolecule is a triglyceride?
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- Which of the following would not be found in a triglyceride?
- What would happen if your body did not store triglycerides?
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- After you eat, what are unused calories in your body converted to?
- What kind of reaction forms triglycerides?
- Are the fatty tails of triglycerides saturated or unsaturated?