NUTRITION
LIPIDS
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Question
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What are lipids mostly made of (monomers)?
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Sugar and Honey
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Glycerol and Fatty Acids
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Water and Salt
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Oxygen
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Triglycerides are classified as simple lipids because they are formed from just two types of compounds: glycerol and fatty acids.
Detailed explanation-2: -Glycerol and fatty acids are the monomers that make up lipids. Nucleotides are the monomers that make up nucleic acids. Amino acids are the monomers that make up proteins. Sequences of monomers joined together make up polymers.
Detailed explanation-3: -Lipids are an essential component of the cell membrane. The structure is typically made of a glycerol backbone, 2 fatty acid tails (hydrophobic), and a phosphate group (hydrophilic). As such, phospholipids are amphipathic.
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