NUTRITION 1- CHAPTER 5 6 11 & 12 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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NUTRITION CHAPT 5 , 6, 11, 12 lipids ANSWERS:---a diverse group of organic substances that are insoluble in water; lipids include triglycerides, phospholipids, and sterols triglyceride ANSWERS:-... --a molecule consisting of three fatty acids attached to a three- carbon glycerol backbone fatty acids ANSWERS:---long chains of carbon atoms bound to each other as well as to hydrogen atoms glycerol ANSWERS:---an alcohol composed of three carbon atoms; it is the backbone of a triglyceride molecule saturated fatty acids (SFAs) ANSWERS:---fatty acids that have no carbons joined together with a double bond; these types of fatty acids are generally solid at room temperature monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) ANSWERS:---fatty acids that have two carbons in the chain bound to each other with one double bond; these types of fatty acids are generally liquid at room temperature polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) ANSWERS:---fatty acids that have more than one double bond in the chain; these types of fatty acids are generally liquid at room temperature CONTINUED....... [Show More]

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