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Lipids Flashcards

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what unifies the lipids into a single group? what part of their structure is primarily responsible for this property

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what is a fatty acid

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what is a saturated fatty acid

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what is a unsaturated fatty acid

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what type of fatty acids would be solid at room temperature?

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what fatty acid is liquid at room temp

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how does the length of the hydrocarbon tail contribute to the fluidity of the lipid

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what are the two structural components of a fat

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what is added to a fat with two fatty acid chains to make it a phospholipid? is it polar or nonpolar

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what does the term amphipathic mean?

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what is the general structure of a steroid? what component of phospholipids is facing outward, inward

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what is the general structure of a steroid

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what steroid is often modified to make other steroids

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