Check your understanding of concepts from 2·12–2·14 Lipids store energy for a rainy day by answering the following questions.
1. Long-term energy storage and insulation, membrane formation, and creation of sex hormones are characteristics of which of the following?
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2. An unsaturated fatty acid is one in which:
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3. Saturated fatty acids have _________________ than unsaturated fatty acids, which is why they exist as a ____________ at room temperature.
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4. Unsaturated fatty acid chains in membrane phospholipids help to maintain fluidity because:
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5. In a phospholipid, the head is _____, and the fatty acid is _____.
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