NUTRITION
LIPIDS
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Question
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The building blocks (monomers) of lipids are called
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amino acids
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disaccharides
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fatty acids (long chains)
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Monomers are the building blocks of the four basic macromolecules of life-monosaccharides are the monomers of carbohydrates, amino acids are the monomers of proteins, glycerol/fatty acids are the monomers of lipids, and nucleotides are the monomers of DNA.
Detailed explanation-2: -A fat molecule consists of two kinds of parts: a glycerol backbone and three fatty acid tails. Glycerol is a small organic molecule with three hydroxyl (OH) groups, while a fatty acid consists of a long hydrocarbon chain attached to a carboxyl group.
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