Holy Rosary College of Sta. Rosa Laguna, Inc.

Tagapo, City of Santa Rosa, Laguna

HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

School Year 2023-2024

GENERAL BIOLOGY 1 – 2ND QUARTER

ACTIVITY 2: LIPIDS

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Instructions: Answer the following questions.

1. What elements do lipids contain?
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2. How can you tell a lipid from a carbohydrate from its molecular formula?
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3. What are the 4 major groups/types of lipids and what are their main functions?
Lipid Group Function
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B. ___________________ ___________________________________________________
C. ___________________ ___________________________________________________
D. ___________________ ___________________________________________________
4. List three differences between saturated fatty acids and unsaturated fatty acids.
Saturated Fatty Acids Unsaturated Fatty Acids

5. How are triglycerides and phospholipids similar? Different?

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6. Name two examples of steroids.
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7. Complete the equation: ____ fatty acids + ____ glycerol = 1 ___________ + 3 ________
8. What causes fatty acids to be saturated and unsaturated?

9. Is butter a saturated or unsaturated fat? _______________

Is margarine a saturated or unsaturated fat? ______________
Which is better for your diet/health and why?
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10. Fats are used in living organisms _______________. Circle the appropriate answer(s).
a. as semi-permeable biological f. A & B
membranes. g. C & D
b. to store energy. h. A, B & C
c. to give plants rigidity. i. B, C & D
d. as chemical messengers. j. A, B & D
e. A & C
11. Label the following parts of a Phospholipid in the boxes provided: saturated fatty acid, unsaturated
fatty acid, glycerol, and phosphate group. Identify which part of the molecule is polar (hydrophilic)
and which part is nonpolar (hydrophobic).

A. _____________
E. _________________head
B. _____________

C. __________________________

D. __________________________
F. _________________tail

12. Fill this concept map:

LIPIDS
are
include C. ___________ in water

Triglycerides B. _____________
A. _____________

composed of
composed of molecules with

D. _____________ E. _____________ F. _____________ Four carbon rings

precursor of
is a are forms a

I. Vitamin ____
Long carbon chain charged,
3-carbon alcohol with carboxyl group hydrophilic
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may be forms a

G. ____________________
H. ____________________ hydrophobic
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forms the
Oils; liquid at room solid at room
temperature temperature J. _______________ bilayer