LIFE SCIENCE

OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE

BIOCHEMISTRY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What are examples of lipids?
A
DNA and RNA
B
glucose and starch
C
fats and oil
D
muscles and hair
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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: -Butter, ghee, lard, suet, goose fat, hard margarines, coconut oil and palm oil. Oils made from vegetables and seeds such as olive, rapeseed, sunflower and soya oil, and fat spreads made from these.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Fats in food come in several forms, including saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated. Too much fat or too much of the wrong type of fat can be unhealthy. Some examples of foods that contain fats are butter, oil, nuts, meat, fish, and some dairy products.

Detailed explanation-5: -olive oil. canola oil. peanut oil. non-hydrogenated margarine. avocados. some nuts (almonds, pistachios, cashews, pecans and hazelnuts).

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