LIFE SCIENCE

OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE

BIOCHEMISTRY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The monomer of a lipid is called ____
A
a nucleotide
B
a monosaccharide
C
an amino acid
D
a fatty acid
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Glycerol and fatty acids are described as the monomers of lipids.

Detailed explanation-2: -They are made from monomers (building blocks) called fatty acids. Fats are a class of lipids containing two kinds of monomers, fatty acids, and glycerol.

Detailed explanation-3: -The monomer units of fats are glycerol and the fatty acids that attach to the glycerol. The fatty acids vary in length, and some of them can even have bends. The combination of the different fatty acids that attach to a glycerol give the fat its identity.

Detailed explanation-4: -A lipid is a polymer composed of three fatty acid molecules and one glycerol molecule.

Detailed explanation-5: -A lipid is made up of three fatty acids, which are connected to a glycerol molecule.

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