1. Which of the following is a glyceride lipid?
a) Phospholipids
b) Fats
c) Oils
d) All of the above
2. All the statements are true
regarding glycerolipids except
a) glycerol
containing lipids
b) always
polar and ionic
c) made
up of fatty acids and glycerol
d) glycerolipids
include phospholipids and triglycerides
3. All are neutral glycerides except
a) phospholipids
b) fats
c) oils
d) diglycerides
a) non ionic
b) non
polar
c) not
amphipathic
d) all of
the above
5. Triglyceride is a neutral glyceride made
up of
a) 3 fatty acids joined to 1
glycerol by ester linkage
b) 1 fatty acid joined to 3
glycerol by ester linkage
c) 3 fatty acids joined to 1
glycerol by ether linkage
d) 2 fatty acids and 1 phophate
joined to 1 glycerol by ester linkage
6. A phospholipid consists of a
a) polar
phosphate hydrophilic tail group and hydrophobic fatty acid head
b) non-polar
phosphate containing head group and polar fatty acid tail
c) polar
phosphate containing hydrophilic head group and hydrophobic fatty acid tail
d) non-polar
phosphate containing head group and non-polar fatty acid tail
7. A phospholipid consists of
a) 3 Fatty acid+ 1 Glycerol +
phosphate group
b) 2 Fatty acid+ 1 Glycerol +
phosphate group + attached alcohol
c) 1 Fatty acid+ 3 Glycerol +
phosphate group
d) 2 Fatty acid+ 1 Glycerol +
phosphate group
8. Which of the following statement is true
regarding phospholipids?
a) attached
alcohol can be serine, choline, ethanolamine
b) amphipathic in nature
c) polar
and ionic
d) all of
the above
9. Which of the following is common to both
neutral glycerides and Phosphoglycerides
a) Glycerol
backbone
b) side
chain is alcohol
c) phosphate
d) All of
the above
10. All are functions of phospholipids
except
a) forms cell membranes
b) Major role in assembling and transporting lipoproteins in blood
c) It work as emulsifiers in the body
d) Provides energy
Answers:
1. d) All of the above
2. b) always polar and ionic
3. a) phospholipids
4. d) all of the above
5. a) 3 fatty acids joined to 1 glycerol by ester linkage
6. c) polar phosphate containing hydrophilic head group
and hydrophobic fatty acid tail
7. b) 2
Fatty acid+ 1 Glycerol + phosphate group + attached alcohol
8. d) all of the above
9. a) Glycerol backbone
10. d) Provides energy
