Description : Esters of fatty acids with higher alcohols other than glycerol are said to be (A) Waxes (B) Fats (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : The basic constituent of vegetable oils is (A) Triglyceride (B) Fatty acids (C) Fatty alcohol (D) Mono esters
Last Answer : (A) Triglyceride
Description : Fats differ from waxes in that fats have : (a) More unsaturation (b) Higher melting points (c) A glycerol backbone (d) Longer fatty acids
Last Answer : A glycerol backbone
Description : Oils and fats are (a) Glyceryl esters of higher fatty acids (b) Acetyl esters of higher fatty acids (c) Ethyl esters of fatty acids (d) Methyl esters of fatty acids
Last Answer : Ans:(a)
Description : Which of the following statements best describes the structure of waxes? (a) long-chain unsaturated carboxylic acids (b) long-chain saturated carboxylic acids (c) long-chain esters (d) short-chain esters
Last Answer : long-chain esters
Description : Which of the following statements is not true about triacylglycerols? (a) When solids and semisolids at room temperature, they are called fats. (b) When liquids at room temperature, they are ... low melting points are composed of saturated fatty acids, causing them to be liquids at room temperature
Last Answer : Triacylglycerols with low melting points are composed of saturated fatty acids, causing them to be liquids at room temperature
Description : The enzyme that catalyse the changing of emulsified oils to fatty acids and glycerol is -
Last Answer : The enzyme that catalyse the changing of emulsified oils to fatty acids and glycerol is - A. Pepsin B. Lipase C. Amylase D. Sucrose
Description : Chemically, fats are esters of long carbon-chain acids and which of the following: w) ethanol x) glycerol y) ethylene glycol z) sodium hydroxide
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- GLYCEROL
Description : What are soaps? (1) Salts of silicates (2) Ester of heavy fatty acids (3) Sodium or potassium salts of heavier fatty acids (4) Mixture of glycerol and alcohol
Last Answer : (3) Sodium or potassium salts of heavier fatty acids
Description : Higher alcohol present in waxes is (A) Benzyl (B) Methyl (C) Ethyl (D) Cetyl
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Fats as compared to oils have (A) More unsaturated glycerides of fatty acids (B) Less unsaturated glycerides of fatty acids (C) Much higher reactivity to oxygen (D) Lower melting point
Last Answer : (B) Less unsaturated glycerides of fatty acids
Description : Depot fats of mammalian cells comprise mostly of (A) Cholesterol (B) Cholesterol esters (C) Triacyl glycerol (D) Phospholipids
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Wax is a (A) Mixture of glycerides (B) Mixture of esters of polyhydric alcohols excepting glycerine (C) Liquid at room temperature (D) Mixture of glycerides of fatty acids
Last Answer : (B) Mixture of esters of polyhydric alcohols excepting glycerine
Description : Oils having more than 50 % polyunsaturated fatty acids include all of the following except (A) Groundnut oil (B) Soyabean oil (C) Sunflower oil (D) Safflower oil
Description : If the fatty acid is esterified with an alcohol of high molecular weight instead of glycerol, the resulting compound is (A) Lipositol (B) Plasmalogen (C) Wax (D) Cephalin
Description : Which of the following regulates lipolysis in adipocytes? (A) Activation of fatty acid synthesis mediated by CAMP (B) Glycerol phosphorylation to prevent futile esterification of fatty acids (C) ... result of hormone stimulated increases in CAMP levels (D) Activation of CAMP production by Insulin
Description : Very low density lipoproteins are relatively rich in (A) Cholesterol (B) Triacyl glycerol (C) Free fatty acids (D) Phospholipids
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : When the stired triacylglycerol is lipolysed in the adipose tissue blood levels of _____ increased. (A) FFA only (B) Glycerol only (C) Free fatty acids (FFA) and Glycerol (D) Triacyl glycero
Description : Cerebrosides are composed of (A) Sphingosine, fatty acids, glycerol and phosphoric acid (B) Sphingosine, fatty acids, galactose (C) Glycerol, fatty acids, galactose (D) Glycerol, fatty acids, galactose, sphingol
Description : Phosphatidic acid on hydrolysis yields (A) Glycerol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid, choline (B) Glycerol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid (C) Glycerol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid, Glucose (D) Sphingol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid
Description : Sphingomyelins on hydrolysis yields (A) Glycerol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid and choline (B) Glycerol, sphingosine, choline and fatty acids (C) Sphingosine, phosphoric acid, Glycerol and inositol (D) Sphingosine, fatty acids, phosphoric acid and choline
Description : Sphingomyelins are composed of fatty acids, phosphoric acid and (A) Sphingosine and choline (B) Glycerol and sphingosine (C) Glycerol and Serine (D) Glycerol and Choline
Description : Lecithins are composed of (A) Glycerol + Fatty acids + Phosphoric acid + Choline (B) Glycerol + Fatty acids + Phosphoric acid + Ethanolamine (C) Glycerol + Fatty acids + Phosphoric acid + Serine (D) Glycerol + Fatty acids + Phosphoric acid + Beaine
Description : Phospholipids help the oxidation of (A) Glycerol (B) Fatty acids (C) Glycerophosphates(D) None of these
Description : Salivary lipase converts dietary triglycerides into (A) Diglycerides and fatty acids (B) Monoglycerides and fatty acids (C) Glycerol and fatty acids (D) All of these
Description : Salkowski test is performed to detect (A) Glycerol (B) Cholesterol (C) Fatty acids (D) Vitamin D
Description : The importance of phospholipids as constituent of cell membrane is because they possess (A) Fatty acids (B) Both polar and nonpolar groups (C) Glycerol (D) Phosphoric acid
Description : Cephalin consists of (A) Glycerol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid and choline (B) Glycerol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid and ethanolamine (C) Glycerol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid and inositol (D) Glycerol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid and serine
Description : The Iodine number of essential fatty acids of vegetable oils: (A) High (B) Very high (C) Very low (D) Low
Description : What is the indicator for fats oils and waxes?
Last Answer : Need answer
Description : Which of the following compounds will not be classified as lipids? (a) Fats (b) Waxes (c) Soaps (d) Oils
Last Answer : Waxes
Description : One of the following is NOT a lipid. Is it: w) fats and oils x) starches y) steroids z) waxes
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- STARCHES
Description : Neutral fats, oils and waxes may be classified as: a) lipids b) carbohydrates c) proteins d) none of the above
Last Answer : ANSWER: A -- LIPIDS
Description : Long chain fatty acyl CoA esters are transported across the mitochondrial membrane by (A) cAMP (B) Prostaglandin (C) Carnitine (D) Choline
Description : Bile, an emulsifier liquid, is made by the liver and later stored within the gallbladder and released in the duodenum. Bile is composed of bile salts, cholesterol and bile pigments. ... enzymes that break fats into simpler fatty acids and glycerol. Digestion System - Image Diversity: gallbladder
Last Answer : What is the adnexal organ of the digestive system in which bile is stored?
Description : Pick out the correct statement. (A) A fat is converted into oil by its hydrogenation (B) There is no difference between a fat and an oil so far as its physical properties are ... Vegetable oils are classified as drying, non-drying and semi drying oils depending upon their fatty acids content
Last Answer : (C) All vegetable oils except coconut oil, contains fatty acids having more than sixteen carbon atoms
Description : Fatty acids and glycerol are first absorbed by
Last Answer : Fatty acids and glycerol are first absorbed by A. Lymph vessels B. Blood C. Blood capillaries D. Hepatic portal Vein
Description : If fatty acids were to be respired they would first be degraded to (A)____ and enter the pathway. Glycerol would enter the pathway after being convert
Last Answer : If fatty acids were to be respired they would first be degraded to (A)____ and enter the ... enter the pathway after being converted to (B)____
Description : Fill in the blanks and complete the following paragraph fatty acids and glycerol being (a)____, cannot be absorbed into the blood. They are first inco
Last Answer : Fill in the blanks and complete the following paragraph fatty acids and glycerol being (a)____, ... release the absorbed substances into the (f)_____
Description : Fatty acids and glycerol are not absorbed into the blood. Why?
Last Answer : Fatty acids and glycerol are not absorbed into the blood. Why?
Description : Carrier ions like Na+ facilitate the absorption of substances like (a) amino acids and glucose (b) glucose and fatty acids (c) fatty acids and glycerol (d) fructose and some amino acids.
Last Answer : (a) amino acids and glucose
Description : Select the correct match of the digested products in humans given in column I with their absorption site and mechanism in column II. Column I Column II (a) Glycerol, fatty acids Duodenum, ... , glucose Small intestine, active absorption (d) Fructose, Na+ Small intestine, passive absorption
Last Answer : (c) Glycine, glucose Small intestine, active absorption
Description : Soap is (a) a mixture of salts of fatty acids (b) a salt of glycerol (c) a mixture of ethers (d) a mixture of aromatic ethers
Last Answer : a mixture of salts of fatty acids
Description : What are the building blocks of proteins? a. monosaccharaides b. amino acids c. fatty acids d. glycerol
Last Answer : b. amino acids
Description : In the digestive system, proteins are broken down into: a) simple sugars. b) fatty acids. c) amino acids. d) glycerol.
Last Answer : ANSWER: C -- AMINO ACIDS.
Description : Enzymes are – (1) Proteins (2) Minerals (3) Oils (4) Fatty acids
Last Answer : (1) Proteins Explanation: Enzymes are biological molecules (proteins) that act as catalysts and help complex reactions occur everywhere in life. They are in general globular proteins. They speed up reactions by providing an alternative reaction pathway of lower activation energy.
Description : Drying oils contain a fairly large proportion of – (1) fats (2) proteins (3) saturated fatty acids (4) unsaturated fatty acids
Last Answer : (4) unsaturated fatty acids Explanation: They contain a high percentage of "polyunsaturates" (polyunsaturated fatty acids). Most drying oils owe their drying properties to the presence of a large percentage of linolenic acid (which derives its name from "linseed"), which is highly unsaturated.