Lipids are common components of membranes and cell walls. What is thestructural motif of membranes?13A) lipid bilayerB) micelleC) hydrophobic tailsD) unsaturated triglyceridesE) steroidal packing

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Which of the following is a storage form of lipid?a) Glycolipidb) Phospholipidc) Sufolipidd) Triacyl glycerol
Which of the following membrane lipids have a direct glycosidic linkage between the head- group sugar and the backbone glycerol? a) Ether lipids b) Sphingolipids c) Glycolipids d) Phospholipids (Ctrl) - T
Which of the following membrane lipids have a direct glycosidic linkage between the head-group sugar and the backbone glycerol?a) Glycolipidsb) Phospholipidsc) Sphingolipidsd) Ether lipids
Which compound is NOT a membrane lipid? a). Sphingolipid b). Glycerophospholipid c). Triacyglycerol d). Cholesterol
When cross sectional area of the head group and acyl side chain is similar, which of the following lipid aggregates formation is favored?a) Micellesb) Bilayerc) Liposomed) Myelin sheath
When the movement of lipids in biological membranes was measured, it was observed that: OA) Saturated lipids move slower B) Transverse (across the bilayer) movement is slower than lateral movement C) Transverse (across the bilayer) movement is faster than lateral movement OD) Proteins move faster than lipids
When the movement of lipids in biological membranes was measured, it was observed that: OA) Saturated lipids move slower B) Transverse (across the bilayer) movement is slower than lateral movement C) Transverse (across the bilayer) movement is faster than lateral movement D) Proteins move faster than lipids
When phospholipids are carefully mixed with water they are observed to exhibit which of the following properties? a) Spontaneous organization into stable structures within the water environment, b) Orientation of the Phosphate parts of the molecule away from fatty acid (non-polar) environment of a bilayer, c) Hydrophilic orientation of the ionic section of the phospholipid molecules to the polar portions of the water molecules, d) All are true, e) None are true.
Which of the following is false about lipids?a) They are either strongly hydrophobic or amphipathicb) They are more soluble in waterc) Extraction of lipids from tissues require organic solventsd) They are insoluble in water
What components are important for making a lipid membrane? please explain the answer and choice the right one a)C. acyl carrier proteins b)B. signal sequences c)A and C d)A and B e)A. flippases
A transmembrane protein contains a stretch of amino acids that crosses the plasma membrane. The side chains of the amino acids that associate with the phospholipid tails are: A) electronegative B) hydrophobic C) ionic D) polar E) hydrophilic
Which of the following is used to define lipids?A) The presence of a specific functional group.B) Their chemical structure.C) Their insolubility in water.D) None of these.

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Lipids are common components of membranes and cell walls. What is the structural motif of membranes? D A) lipid bilayer B) micelle C) hydrophobic tails D) unsaturated triglycerides E) steroidal packing