Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a lipid?

Correct Answer: All of the choices are correct.

Question 2

Which lipid is found in egg yolks and soybeans and is used as an emulsifying agent in ice cream?

Correct Answer: lecithin

Question 3

Which of the statements concerning the lipid bilayer of cell membranes is INCORRECT?

Correct Answer: The lipid bilayer consists of two identical layers of phospholipids.

Question 4

Which steroid is responsible for both the successful initiation and completion of pregnancy?

Correct Answer: progesterone

Question 5

Consider the compound represented below. Which of the following best describes it?
 Correct Answer: It is an unsaturated fatty acid.

Question 6

Testosterone, cholesterol, and progesterone are all classi ed as steroids because they contain
the steroid nucleus. Which of the following compounds would also be classi ed as a steroid?

Correct Answer: I only

Question 7

The ingredients on a box of cupcakes lists partially hydrogenated soybean oil. Partial
hydrogenation of soybean oil has what e[ect?
Correct
Answer: It decreases the percentage of unsaturation present in the fatty acid side
chains.

Question 8

What type of fatty acid is represented by the formula C nH 2nCOOH?

Correct Answer: unsaturated fatty acid

Question 9

What is the most abundant class of membrane lipids?

Correct Answer: phosphoglycerides

Question 10

How does the melting point of an unsaturated fatty acid compare to that of a saturated fatty acid
with an equal number of carbon atoms?
Correct
 Answer: The melting point of the unsaturated fatty acid will be lower than that of the
saturated fatty acid.

Question 11

Cyclooxygenase catalyzes the conversion of arachidonic acid into PGH 2. What drug inhibits this
enzyme?
Correct Answer: aspirin

Question 12

Which of the following substances do not contribute to the structure of biological membranes?

Correct Answer: cellulose

Question 13

Which statement concerning lipids is FALSE?

Correct Answer: Glycogen is the lipid used for storing energy.

Question 14

Which of the following is a synthetic steroid hormone that can be taken orally for birth control?

Correct Answer: norlutin

Question 15

Which statement concerning the structure of a fatty acid is FALSE?

Correct Answer: The carbon chain in a fatty acid may be branched or unbranched.

Question 16

How can the structure and composition of biological membranes be best described?

Correct Answer: lipid bilayer

Question 17

What nitrogen-containing alcohol forms the backbone of the sphingolipids?

Correct Answer: sphingosine

Question 18

Evaluate the following statement: The terpene structure shown is a hydrolysable lipid.

Correct Answer: False, because alcohol and aldehyde moieties are not hydrolysable.

Question 19

What is meant by the term "mixed" triglyceride?

Correct Answer: It is a triglyceride containing di erent acyl groups.

Question 20

How does the proportion of saturation and unsaturation in membrane lipids aect the uidity of the
cell membrane?
Correct
Answer: Membrane Tuidity increases with an increase in the percentage of
unsaturation.

Question 21

Sphingomyelins are a type of sphingolipid, cell membrane lipids that contain sphingosine, an
18-carbon amino alcohol, as the backbone of the structure. What type of bond joins the fatty
acid portion of the sphingomyelin molecule to the sphingosine backbone?

Correct Answer: amide bond

Question 22

When palmitic acid, a 16-carbon saturated fatty acid, reacts with a 30-carbon unbranched
alcohol, a wax is formed. What is the structure of this wax?
 Correct Answer:

Question 23

Which steroid is used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, and many skin
conditions?
Correct Answer: cortisone

Question 24

Which of the following is NOT classi ed as a type of eicosanoid?

Correct Answer: steroids

Question 25

Which of the following is the reverse of an esteri cation reaction?

Correct Answer: hydrolysis of an ester

Question 26

Which of the following compounds is not a lipid?

Correct Answer: B

Question 27
 What is the IUPAC name of the carboxylic acid formed by the hydrogenation of oleic acid ( cis-9-
octadecenoic acid)?

Correct Answer: octadecanoic acid

Question 28

Which class of human plasma lipoproteins binds triglycerides synthesized in the liver and
carries them to adipose for storage?
Correct Answer: very low density lipoproteins (VLDL)

Question 29

What two products are formed in the hydrolysis of a wax?

Correct Answer: a fatty acid and a long-chain alcohol

Question 30

Which class of lipoprotein is bound to plasma cholesterol and transports it from the peripheral
tissues to the liver?
Correct Answer: high density lipoproteins (HDL)

Question 31

What is the starting material for the synthesis of steroids in the body?

Correct Answer: cholesterol

Question 32

Which of the following fatty acids would be classi ed as an omega-6 fatty acid?

Correct Answer: I and III

Question 33

What is the product of the complete hydrogenation of linoleic acid?

Correct Answer: stearic acid

Question 34

Dietary fats and oils are structurally both triglycerides, but fats are solids and oils are liquids at
room temperature. Which of the following best describes the reason for their diIerence in physical
state?

Correct
Answer: Oils contain a higher percentage of unsaturation in their fatty acid R groups
than fats do.

Question 35

What highly unsaturated fatty acid and precursor to many prostaglandins, is synthesized from the
fatty acid linoleic acid in the body?

Correct Answer: arachidonic acid

Question 36

Which of the following hormone-like molecules is NOT produced from arachidonic acid?

Correct Answer: steroids

Question 37

What is the common name for the fatty acid with the condensed structure shown below?
 CH 3(CH 2) 10COOH

Correct Answer: lauric acid

Question 38

Which type of lipid always contains the carbon skeleton structure shown?

Correct Answer: steroids

Question 39

Which statement best describes how lipids are de ned?

Correct
Answer: Lipids are structurally diverse biomolecules that are soluble in nonpolar solvents
and insoluble in water.

Question 40

What type of lipid is formed in the reaction between a long-chain alcohol and a fatty acid?

Correct Answer: wax

Question 41

Cetyl palmitate is a component of spermaceti wax, isolated from the heads of sperm whales, and
used in cosmetics. In which solvent would cetyl palmitate be expected to have the greatest
solubility?

Correct Answer: petroleum ether (a mixture of liquid alkanes)

Question 42

Saponi cation of the triglyceride shown below produces soap. What is the structure of the
soap?
 Correct Answer:

Question 43

When three fatty acids react with glycerol, a lipid known as a triglyceride is formed. How are the
fatty acids bonded to glycerol?
Correct Answer: by ester bonds

Question 44

Painful menstruation may be the result of an excess of which of the following eicosanoids?

Correct Answer: prostaglandins

Question 45

What process converts an unsaturated fatty acid into a saturated fatty acid?

Correct Answer: hydrogenation

Question 46

The structure of a phosphoglyceride is shown below. Phosphoglycerides can interact with both
water and other lipids, and are therefore well suited for their role in the lipid bilayer of cell
membranes. Which of the following best explains this behavior?
 Correct Answer: Phosphoglycerides contain both hydrophobic and hydrophilic regions.

Question 47

What is the name of the product that results from the hydrogenation reaction below?

Correct Answer: stearic acid

Question 48

Which eicosanoids produced by white blood cells can cause bronchial constriction?

Correct Answer: leukotrienes

Question 49

Which kind of eicosanoids is thought to promote certain aspects of the inammatory response?

Correct Answer: prostaglandins

Question 50

Which of the following statements concerning lipid functions is NOT true?

Correct Answer: All statements concerning lipid functions are true.

Question 51

Which of the following best describes the composition of the carbon chain in a saturated fatty
acid?

Correct Answer: contains only C−C bonds

 Question 52

Which of the following substances do not occur in lipoproteins?

Correct Answer: starch

Question 53

Fatty acids generally contain how many carbon atoms?

Correct Answer: an even number

Question 54

High levels of one class of human plasma lipoprotein are thought to reduce the incidence of
atherosclerosis. Which class is this?
Correct Answer: HDL

Question 55

What is the product that results upon complete hydrogenation of the fatty acid shown?

Correct Answer:

Question 56

What products are formed from the complete hydrolysis of a triglyceride?

Correct Answer: glycerol and 3 fatty acids

Question 57

A tube of lipstick lists capric triglyceride among its ingredients. Capric triglyceride is a simple
triglyceride containing capric acid, a 10-carbon saturated fatty acid. What is the structure of
capric triglyceride?
Correct Answer:

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Question 58

Glycolipids contain what type of compound joined to the lipid portion of the molecule?

Correct Answer: carbohydrate

Question 59

What two fatty acids are essential fatty acids?

Correct Answer: linolenic acid and linoleic acid

Question 60

What is the general term for lipids synthesized from isoprene units?

Correct Answer: terpenes

Question 61

Which lipid hormones allow tissues of the body to communicate with one another?

Correct Answer: steroids

Question 62

Which of the following leads to an increase in the melting point of a fatty acid?

Correct Answer: increase in the length of the carbon chain

Question 63

Provide a de nition of the term lipid.

Correct Answer: A hydrophobic biomolecule

Question 64

What response is caused by the prostaglandins produced in the kidneys?

Correct Answer: dilation of renal blood vessels

Question 65

What is another name for phosphatidylcholine?

Correct Answer: lecithin

Question 66

Which class of human plasma lipoproteins carries triglycerides from the intestine to other
tissues?
Correct Answer: chylomicrons

Question 67

What two products are formed in the reaction between a fatty acid and an alcohol?

Correct Answer: ester and water

Question 68

What is the major energy storage form found in fat cells?

Correct Answer: triglycerides

Question 69

Which class of lipoprotein carries cholesterol to peripheral tissues and helps regulate
cholesterol levels in those tissues?

Correct Answer: low density lipoproteins (LDL)

Question 70

Which of the following compounds is not a hydrolyzable lipid?

 Correct Answer: C

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