LIFE SCIENCE

OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE

BIOCHEMISTRY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Examples of lipids are ____
A
Hair, Skin, Fingernails
B
Fats, Waxes, Oils
C
DNA, RNA
D
Sugars, Cell Wall
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Examples of Lipids. There are different types of lipids. Some examples of lipids include butter, ghee, vegetable oil, cheese, cholesterol and other steroids, waxes, phospholipids, and fat-soluble vitamins. All these compounds have similar features, i.e. insoluble in water and soluble in organic solvents, etc.

Detailed explanation-2: -Examples of lipids include fats, oils, waxes, certain vitamins (such as A, D, E and K), hormones and most of the cell membrane that is not made up of protein.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lipids that are important to our discussion include fats and oils (triglycerides or triacyglycerols), fatty acids, phospholipids, and cholesterol.

Detailed explanation-4: -Natural oils, fats and waxes are primarily obtained from either plant or animal sources, including sunflower, oilseed rape, oil palm, beef tallow, lanolin and beeswax. However, in recent years, algae oil has made an appearance as an attractive alternative for use in cosmetic and toiletry products.

Detailed explanation-5: -Waxes are a type of long chain nonpolar lipid.

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