Lipids

Isabella Garcia, Jade Moreno, Isabella Ontiveros, Sam Quevedo

 • Lipids store energy- Excess food and
energy into fatty tissue
• Insulation and protection- Fatty tissue
Purpose provides insulation
• Structural components of cell
membranes
Where are lipids
found?
Examples of lipids
• Fats
• Oils
• Waxes
• Hormones
• Cell membranes (not made of
protein)
Which part of the lipid is
hydrophobic? What
does that mean?

• The part of the lipid that is

hydrophobic are the tails
that face the interior of
the cell membrane
• (water fearing).
Which part of a lipid is hydrophilic?
What does that mean?

• Hydrophilic: Tendency to mix or

dissolve in water
• Lipids head is hydrophilic
• The head contains a negatively
charged phosphate group
 • Insoluble: Substance incapable
of being dissolved
• Lipids in water are unable to be
dissolved
Which part of a • Water is a polar molecule and
Lipids
lipid is insoluble?
What does that
mean?
Which part of a lipid is non
polar? What does that mean?

• Non polar: Type of chemical bond

formed when electrons are shared
equally between two atoms
• Non polar lipids bind to
themselves which is why oils and
fats surface water
Which part of the lipid is
polar? What does that
mean?
-The heads (the phospho part) are polar while the tails
(the lipid part) are non-polar.
 What are waxes?

• Waxes are a lot of chains of fatty acids that are

connected that create a hydrophobic surface
• This surface is sometimes seen on plants and some
animals like ducks and penguins
 • Nonpolar chemical substance that is composed
What are oils? primarily of hydrocarbons
• Both hydrophobic and lipophilic
What are fats?
• Fats are a micronutrient found in
foods
• Composed of fatty acids
What is insulation?
• Insulation is the use of lipids in a
organism's body that helps
maintain the desirable temperature
on the inside of it's body
• For example: humans have a thin
layer of fat just beneath their skin
that helps regulate temperature