Lipids Flashcards

1
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What are the 3 types of lipids?

A
  • Triglycerides
  • Phospholipids
  • Sterols
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2
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What are the 5 functions of triglycerides?

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  • Major source of energy
  • Source of metabolic water
  • Makes up adipose tissue
  • provides thermal insulation under skin of animals
  • Provides protection around internal organs
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3
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How do triglycerides compare to carbohydrates in terms of energy?

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-Per g triglycerides release more energy

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4
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Being a source of metabolic water makes them useful for organisms in what kind of environment?

A

Desert

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5
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Give an example of an animal that uses triglycerides as thermal insulation

A

Killer whale in the form of blubber

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6
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When are triglycerides stored as adipose tissue?

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When energy input is greater than energy output

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7
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Why is cholesterol transported as a lipoprotein?

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They allow lipids and cholesterol to dissolve in the blood

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8
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What are the functions of sterols (2 functions)?

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-Cholesterol used in cell membranes to give stability and regulate fluidity -Used to make steroid hormones

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9
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Give 2 examples of steroid hormones

A

Testosterone and oestrogen

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10
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Where is cholesterol manufactured?

A

The liver and intestines

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11
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What is the function of HDL?

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-used to make cell membranes and organelle membranes -decreases membrane fluidity

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12
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Which is ‘good’ cholesterol; HDL or LDL?

A

HDL

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13
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What does too much LDL lead to?

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-atherosclerosis (deposits in artery walls) -gall stones

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14
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How are triglycerides formed?

A

A condensation reaction between a glycerol molecule and 3 fatty acids

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15
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What kind of bonds are formed when a triglyceride is formed?

A

Ester bonds

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16
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Which part of a glycerol molecule takes part in the condensation reaction to form a triglyceride?

A

The hydroxyl groups

17
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What is the structure of a glycerol molecule?

18
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How many molecules of water are formed from the condensation reaction to form a triglyceride?

19
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What does a hydrolysis reaction of a triglyceride produce?

A

A glycerol molecule and 3 fatty acids

20
Q

i) How are phospholipids formed? ii) What kind of bonds are formed?

A

i) A condensation reaction between a glycerol molecule, 2 fatty acids, and a phosphate group ii) Ester bonds

21
Q

What property does the head of a phospholipid have?

A

It is hydrophillic and polar

22
Q

What property does the tail for a phosphlipid have?

A

It is hydrophobic and non-polar

23
Q

Explain the differences between phospholipids and triglycerides

A

-Triglycerides contain 3 fatty acids but phospholipids only contain two and a phosphate group - Triglycerides contain 3 ester bonds but phospholipids only contain 2 - Phospholipids have a hydrophilic head

24
Q

Draw a simplified version of a phospholipid

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Draw a phospholipid bilayer
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Explain why membranes exist as bilayers
-Both the inside and outside of cells are aqueous -therefore a single layer would repel on one side -Bilayers mean that hydrophilic heads can face into the tissue fluid and cytoplasm -with the hydrophobic tails facing away from the aqueous environments
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How does cholesterol sit in phospholipid bilayers?
With the hydroxyl group in contact with the Phosphate head
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What are sterols made up of?
Large alcohol molecules
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As cholesterol increases membrane fluidity \_\_\_\_
Decreases
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A decrease in cholesterol ____ fluidity
Increases
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How can you test for the presence of lipids?
Add ethanol first and then the resulting mixture add to water and shake
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State two roles of cholesterol in living organisms
1) Increases stability of phospholipds in cell membrane 2) Waterproofing to skin
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Name two molecules that combine with cholesterol to form LDLs
1) Saturated fatty acids 2) Triglycerides/lipids