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Matching! Match the phrases below with as many terms in the alphabetized list as

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Question

Matching! Match the phrases below with as many terms in the alphabetized list as applicable.

Some alphabetical terms may be used more than once and others not at all.


Triacylglycerols a. Non-polar lipids

Phosphatidylcholine b. Stored in adipocytes

Triton X-100 c. Look like steroids

Sphingosine d. Contains a glycerol backbone

Palmitic acid e. Polar lipids

Cholesterol f. Contains complex carbohydrates

Gangliosides g. Can increase or decrease membrane fluidity

Arachadonic acid h. Found in biological membranes

Group A and B antigens i. Forms micelles above the CMC





Explanation / Answer

Triacylglycerols   ------------> d. Contains a glycerol backbone

Phosphatidylcholine -------------------> h. Found in biological membranes

Triton X-100 -------------------> i. Forms micelles above the CMC

Sphingosine ----------------------> e. Polar lipids

Palmitic acid -------------------> g. Can increase or decrease membrane fluidity

Cholesterol --------------> c. Look like steroids

Gangliosides --------------> f. Contains complex carbohydrates

Arachadonic acid ----------->   a. Non-polar lipids

Group A and B antigens --------------->   b. Stored in adipocytes