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Lipids Worksheet

1. Which of the following lipids have glycerol?


a. Sphingolipids
b. Waxes
c. Cholesterol
d. Lecithin

2. What is the function of HDL cholesterol?


a. Transports cholesterol from liver to different tissues
b. Transports cholesterol from intestine to liver
c. Transports cholesterol from tissues to liver
d. Transports triglycerides to liver

3. How is LDL cholesterol taken up by cells?


a. Receptor mediated endocytosis
b. Active transport
c. Absorption
d. Membrane transport

4. Lipids that are found in the cell membranes.


a. Sphingolipids
b. Phospholipids
c. Cholesterol
d. All of them

5. Which of the following lipids have no glycerol?


e. Sphingolipids
f. Waxes
g. Cholesterol
h. All of them

6. Name of the disease caused by defect in LDL receptor is ______________.


a. Diabetes
b. Atherosclerosis
c. Huntington’s disease
d. Familial hypercholesterolemia

7. Which is an example of Omega 3 fatty acid?


a. Oleic acid
b. Linoleic acid
c. Linolenic acid
d. Butter

8. Esterification reaction happens between ___________ and _____________ groups.


a. Acid and alcohol
b. Acid and aldehyde
c. Alcohol and ketones
d. Aldehyde and ketones

9. The reverse of esterification is known as ___________________.


a) Acid hydrolysis
b) Denaturation
c) Dehydrogenation
d) Saponification

10. Base catalyzed hydrolysis of an ester is known as __________________.


a. Esterification
b. Hydrogenation
c. Saponification
d. Hydrolysis

11. Which phospholipid is mainly found on the outer side of the cell membrane?
a. Phosphatidyl Choline
b. Phosphatidyl serine
c. Phosphatidyl ethanolamine
d. Cholesterol

12. Which phospholipid is mainly found on the inner side of the cell membrane?
(Choose all that are applicable).
e. Phosphatidyl Choline
f. Phosphatidyl serine
g. Phosphatidyl ethanolamine
h. Cholesterol

13. Which sentence is False:


a. Fatty acids can be straight chains and branched
b. Fatty acids can be saturated or unsaturated
c. Fatty acids are connected to glycerol to form glycerides
d. Fatty acids have cis form of double bonds.

14. What is the function of prostaglandins in the kidney?


a. Retention of water and ions
b. Dilation of renal blood vessels
c. Muscles contraction
d. Digestion

15. What is the precursor for Eicosanoids?


a. Oleic acid
b. Stearic acid
c. Palmitic acid
d. Arachidonic acid

16. Hydrolysis of wax will give ______________ and ____________.


a. Fatty acid and long chain alcohol
b. Fatty acid and glycerol
c. Fatty acid and short chain alcohol
d. Phospholipids and sphingomyelin
17. Atherosclerosis is cause by the increase deposits of ___________ .
a. Fat
b. Cholesterol
c. Sugar
d. Phospholipids

18. The cell membrane structure is explained by the ______________ model.


a. Fluid Mosaic model
b. Lock and key model
c. Induced fit model
d. Chair and boat model

19. Phospholipids have a hydrophilic ______________ and two hydrophobic ________


and so they are known as ______________.
a. Head, tail, amphipathic
b. Tail, head, amphipathic
c. Centre, body, amphipathic
d. Chain, tail, amphibians

20. Two types of proteins found in cell membranes are:


a. Transmembrane and peripheral proteins
b. Transport and digestive proteins
c. Muscle and Hormone proteins
d. Lipoproteins and Nucleoproteins

21. What is the functional group found in fatty acids?


a. Amino group
b. Aldehyde
c. Ketones
d. Carboxylic acid

22. Which is a complex lipid?


a. Chylomicrons
b. VLDL
c. LDL
d. HDL
e. All of them

23. What kind of fatty acid is cholesterol and how many fused rings are there in it?
a. Steroids, four
b. Fatty acids, two
c. Phospholipids, four
d. Sphingolipids, two

24. Which alcohol is present in sphingolipids?


a. Glycerol
b. Sphingomyelin
c. Sphingosine
d. Ethanol

25. The precursor for male and female sex hormones is _______________.
a. Cholesterol
b. Fatty acids
c. Insulin
d. Omega 6 fatty acids

26. The structure of phospholipid contains a _____________backbone, two


____________and a __________ attached to _____________.
a. Sphingosine, fatty acids, phosphate, alcohol
b. Glycerol, fatty acids, phosphate, alcohol
c. Steroid, fatty acids, phosphate, alcohol
d. Glycerol, Carbohydrate, phosphate, alcohol

27. The Eicosanoids are of 3 types:


a. Fatty acids, arachidonic acids, and steroids
b. Prostaglandins, leukotrienes, Thromboxane
c. Prostaglandins, fatty acids, Thromboxane
d. Prostaglandins, leukotrienes, steroids

28. _____________________ and _____________ are Omega 6 fatty acid.


a. Arachidonic acid and Linoleic acid
b. Linoleic acid and Oleic acid
c. Linolenic acid and Linoleic acid
d. Fatty acids and steroids

29. The first double bond in an unsaturated fatty acid usually starts at _________ carbon.
a. 3rd
b. 5th
c. 18th
d. 9th

30. Biological processes regulated by Eicosanoids are;


a. Blood clotting
b. Inflammation
c. Reproduction
d. All of them

31. Omega means the __________ carbon in a fatty acid chain.


a. First
b. Ninth
c. Second
d. Last

32. Write short answers for each given question:

1. What are the biological functions of Omega 3 fatty acids?


2. What is Omega 3 and Omega 6 fatty acids?
3. What is the role of LDL cholesterol. What happens if a person has high LDL.
4. How diet can affect the health of heart (atherosclerosis) ?
5. What is the difference between a glyceride and a non-glyceride lipid? Give
examples.
6. Why are phospholipids and lipoproteins called amphipathic lipids?
7. Write the difference between the melting points of saturated and unsaturated fatty
acids?
8. What are the dietary sources of Omega 3 fatty acids?

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