Lipids Vocabulary

Lipids are diverse compounds that are grouped together because they are ___.

A fat molecule is composed of two types of smaller molecules: ___ and fatty acids.

A fatty acid consists of a ___ and a long hydrocarbon chain.

Have one or more double bonds in their hydrocarbon chains and are usually found in vegetable oils.

The Hydrocarbon chains of ___ are not kinked, and thus pack closely together, making animals fats solid at room temperature.

Are a major component of cell membranes. They form a bilayer with their hydrophobic tails mingling together and their hydrophilic heads