QUIZ

1. In a glycerophospholipid, glycerin's three OH groups are esterified, respectively, with A) One fatty acid and two phosphoric acid molecules. B) Two fatty acid and one phosphoric acid molecules. C) Three phosphoric acid molecules. D) One fatty acid, one phosphoric acid and one amino alcohol molecule. 2. Based on function, cholesterol is A) energy-storage lipids B) Membrane lipids C) Emulsification lipids D) Messenger lipids 3. Which of the following statements concerning the molecule sphingosine is correct? A) Its carbon chain is saturated. B) Its carbon chain contains 20 carbon atoms. C) Two amino groups and one hydroxyl group are present. D) One amino group and two hydroxyl groups are present. 4. Which of the following lipids is classified as a sphingoglycolipid? A) cephalin B) Lecithin C) sphingomyelin

D) cerebroside 5. The most abundant steroid in the human body is A) Progesterone. B) Testosterone. C) estradiol. D) Cholesterol. 6. The steroid nucleus common to all steroid structures involves a fused-ring system Involving A) Four six-membered rings. B) Four five-membered rings. C) Three six-membered rings and one five-membered ring. D) Two six-membered rings and two five-membered rings. 7. Which of the following types of lipids is a steroid? A) Bile acids B) Prostaglandins C) thromboxanes D) leukotrienes 8. Which of the following types of lipids would be soluble in water? A) Phospholipids B) sphingolipids C) Steroids

D) More than one correct response E) No correct response 9. Which of the following types of lipids contains a long-chain amino dialcohol as a Component? A) sphingoglycolipids B) glycerophospholipids C) Prostaglandins D) More than one correct response E) No correct response 10. In which of the following head-and-two-tail type lipids are both tails fatty acids? A) glycerophospholipid B) sphingophospholipid C) sphingoglycolipid D) More than one correct response E) No correct response 11. In which of the following types of lipids are both ester and amide linkages present? A) sphingophospholipids B) glycerophospholipids C) sphingoglycolipids D) More than one correct response E) No correct response

12. Which of the following statements concerning cholesterol is correct? A) Its core ring structure is based upon a set of four fused six-membered rings. B) Its core ring structure contains 17 carbon atoms. C) Attachments to the core ring structure are located on carbons 3, 10, 12 and 15. D) More than one correct response E) No correct response 13. Cholesterol is both a steroid and a membrane lipid. 1. True 2. false 14. Why is a glycerophospholipid more soluble in water than most lipids? A. It is more soluble in water because it is larger than most lipids. B. It is more soluble in water because the fatty acids increase its water solubility. C. It is more soluble in water because the polar phosphate and amino alcohol groups are charged. D. It is more soluble in water because it contains a phosphate ester group 15. What type of glycerophospholipid is this?

A. choline B. cephalin C. ethanolamine D. lecithin 16.The polar region of a glycerophospholipid is A. The glycerol portion. B. The phosphate portion. C. The amino alcohol and phosphate portions. D. The fatty acid portions. 17. Which are found in glycerophospholipids? A. fatty acids and glycerol B. glycerol, an amino alcohol, and a phosphate group C. glycerol, fatty acids, an amino alcohol, and a phosphate group D. fatty acids and a phosphate group 18. Which of the following best describes the cholesterol molecule? A) Amphipathic B) Nonpolar, charged C) Nonpolar, uncharged D) Polar, charged E) Polar, uncharged

19. Tay-Sachs disease is the result of a genetic defect in the metabolism of: A) gangliosides. B) phosphatidyl ethanolamine. C) Sterols. D) triacylglycerols. E) Vitamin D. 20. Which of the following contains an ether-linked alkyl group? A) Cerebrosides B) Gangliosides C) Phosphatidyl serine D) Platelet-activating factor (PAF) 21. Which of the following is not true of sterols? A) Cholesterol is a sterol that is commonly found in mammals. B) They are commonly found in bacterial membranes. C) They are more common in plasma membranes than in intracellular membranes (mitochondria, lysosomes, etc.). D) They are precursors of steroid hormones. E) They have a structure that includes four fused rings. 22. An example of a glycerophospholipid that is involved in cell signaling is: A) arachidonic acid. B) ceramide.

C) phosphatidylinositol. D) Testosterone. E) Vitamin A (retinol).

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B B D D D C A E A A A

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B TRUE C B C C A A D B C