Practice Questions

Esterification releases one water molecule per ester bond formed.

Triglycerides lack phosphate groups and function mainly in energy storage.

Double bonds prevent close packing, lowering the melting point.

Glycerol is a three-carbon alcohol forming the backbone of triglycerides.

Esterification is a condensation reaction because water is removed.

Neutral fats are uncharged due to the absence of phosphate groups.

The polar head interacts with water inside and outside the cell.

Saturated fatty acids lack carbon-carbon double bonds.

Bile salts break large fat droplets into smaller droplets, increasing surface area for lipase.

Amphipathic molecules contain both hydrophilic and hydrophobic regions, allowing bilayer formation.