lipids

Question 1

what are triglycerides?

Answer 1

A type of lipid

Question 2

what’s triglycerides made up of?

Answer 2

3 fatty acids and 1 glycerol molecule

Question 3

how are triglycerides formed?

Answer 3

one glycerol molecule reacts with 3 fatty acids to create an ester bond ( this is called condensation reaction)

Question 4

what does esterification mean?

Answer 4

one molecule of glycerol joins together with 3 fatty acid molecules to form triglyceride in a condensation polymerization reaction

Question 5

what does saturated fatty acid mean?

Answer 5

no double carbon bond in a hydrocarbon chain

Question 6

what does unsaturated fatty acid mean?

Answer 6

a double carbon bonds in a hydrocarbon chain

Question 7

what’s the difference between Triglycerides and phospholipids?

Answer 7

p- polar head and non-polar tail
T- non-polar structure, which makes them insoluble in water

Question 8

where are lipase produced?

Answer 8

pancreas