Read the following statements on lipids and find out the correct set of statements:
(a) Lecithin found in the plasma membrane is a glycolipid.
(b) Saturated fatty acids possess one or more bonds.
(c) Gingelly oil has a lower melting point, and hence remains as oil in winter.
(d) Lipids are generally insoluble in water but soluble in some organic solvents.
(e) When a fatty acid is esterified with gIycerol, monoglycerides are formed.
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Important Questions on Chemical Constituents of Living Cells
| List- (Biological Molecules) |
List- (Biological functions) |
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| (a) | Glycogen | (i) | Hormone |
| (b) | Globulin | (ii) | Biocatalyst |
| (c) | Steroids | (iii) | Antibody |
| (d) | Thrombin | (iv) | Storage product |
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Match List - I with List- II.
| Column-I | Column-II | ||
| (a) | Protein | (i) | double bonds |
| (b) | Unsaturated fatty acid | (ii) | Phosphodiester bonds |
| (c) | Nucleic acid | (iii) | Glycosidic bonds |
| (d) | Polysaccharide | (iv) | Peptide bonds |
Following are the statements with reference to 'lipids'.
(a) Lipids having only single bonds are called unsaturated fatty acids.
(b) Lecithin is a phospholipid.
(c) Trihydroxy propane is glycerol.
(d) Palmitic acid has carbon atoms including carboxyl carbon.
(e) Arachidonic acid has carbon atoms.
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