32. Lipids

The structure of a phospholipid can best be described as which of the following?

Which component of a phospholipid is found in the interior of a lipid bilayer?

Which of the following is a characteristic that all lipids share?

Why are unsaturated fats typically liquid at room temperature?

Which of the following movements of a phospholipid are energetically favorable within the bilayer?

How do saturated and unsaturated fats differ in their ability to pack together?

Which enzyme catalyzes the hydrolysis of fats in the digestive system?

What structural feature makes lipids hydrophobic?

Which of the following is classified as a lipid?

Which regions of a phospholipid molecule are hydrophilic?

Why do phospholipids spontaneously form bilayers when mixed with water?

Which of the following statements concerning saturated fats is not true?

Which of the following is not a function of a lipid?

Why do phospholipids orient themselves tail-to-tail in a bilayer?

Which of the following is an example of a saturated fat?