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LIPID STRUCTURE MCQs COLLECTION

1) about lipids, select the false statement:
a) They are heterogenous molecules.
b) They are soluble in water.
c) They are soluble in nonpolar solvents.
d) They are classified into simple, compound lipids and derived lipids.

2) The major fat in human adipose tissue is:

a) Phospholipid
b) Cholesterol
c) Sphingolipids
d) Triacylglycerols
e) Free fatty acids

3) The number of double in 𝛂-linolenic acid is:

a) two b) three c) four d) five

4) Which fatty acid of the following is a dietary essential fatty acid in humans?
a) Palmitic acid.
b) Stearic acid.
c) Oleic acid.
d) Linolenic acid.
e) Elaidic acid.

5) which of the following is not a nutritionally essential fatty acid?

a) linoleic acid
b) 𝛂-linolenic
c) Beta-lipoic acid
d) Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)
e) Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)

6) The number of double bonds in arachidonic acid is:

a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 e) 5

7) The following fatty acids are monoenoic except:

a) Elaidic acid.
b) Oleic acid.
c) Palmitoleic acid.
d) Arachidonic acid.
e) Oleate.

8) The following is a saturated FA:

a) Oleic acid
b) Linoleic acid
c) Arachidonic acid
d) Stearic acid
e) Cholesterol

9) The saturated fatty acid with 18 carbons is:

a) Palmitic b) Stearic c) Oleic d) Linoleic e) Linolenic
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10) how would a fatty acid be named if it was 18 carbons long and had double bonds at C​9​,
C​12​, and C​15​ from the COOH end?
a) 18:3
b) 18:3 Δ 9,12,15​ ​ (omega 4)
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c) 18:3 Δ9,12,15​ (omega 3)
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d) 18:3 Δ9,12,15​ (omega 2)
e) 18:3 Δ3,6,9​ ​ (omega 9)

11) Regarding linoleic acid:

a) Must be provided by the diet
b) It is a polyunsaturated fatty acid
c) It is a precursor of arachidonic acid
d) Body lacks corresponding desaturase enzyme to synthesize it.
e) All of the above are true

12) which of the following FA has the lowest melting point:

a) Stearic acid
b) Palmitic acid
c) Oleic acid
d) Linolenic acid
e) Linoleic acid

13) Which of the following FAs belong to the omega-3 family?

a) Palmitoleic
b) Oleic
c) alpha-Linoleic
d) Linolenic

14) what type of double bonds cause a fatty acid chain to bend?
a) C-C b) D c) L d) Cis e) Trans

15) The fatty acid present in membrane phospholipids and which gives rise to the
eicosanoids is:
a) Palmitic
b) Oleic
c) Linoleic
d) Linolenic
e) Arachidonic

16) A precursor of prostaglandin is:

a) Oleic acid
b) Arachidonic acid
c) Malonic acid
d) Palmitoleic

17) Regarding eicosanoids:

a) They include cyclic compounds as prostaglandins and thromboxane
b) They include acyclic compounds as leukotrienes
c) Arachidonic acid is the immediate precursor
d) Cyclooxygenase is involved in their synthesis
e) All of the above
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18) Mammalian systems can introduce double bonds into fatty acids:
a) These include omega-3 double bonds.
b) These include omega-6 double bonds.
c) These fall between omega-9 and the terminal COOH.
d) These include double bonds in linolenic acid.

19) Glycosphingolipids are made up of:

a) Glycerol with one or more sugar residues
b) Glycerol with galactose
c) Sphingosine with galactose
d) Sphingosine with phosphoric acid
e) Ceramide with one or more sugar residues.

20) respiratory distress syndrome in premature infants is due to inadequate secretion of:
a) Sphingomyelin
b) Phosphatidylinositol
c) Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine
d) Cardiolipin

21) A property of phospholipids that makes them suitable as constituents of membranes is they are:

a) Fatty acids b) Amphipathic c) Phosphoric acid d) Proteins

22) Phospholipids are important constituents of the cell membrane because:

a) They have glycerol
b) They can form trilayers in water
c) They have both polar and nonpolar portions
d) They combine covalently with proteins

23) Mammalian adipose tissue is composed mostly of:

a) Cerebrosides b) Cholesterol c) Triacylglycerols c) Phospholipids d) Lipositol

24) Which of the following is not found in the sphingomyelin structure?

a) Choline b) Fatty acid c) Phosphate d) Glycerol e)Sphingosine

25) When choline of lecithin is replaced by ethanolamine, the product formed is:
a) Lysolecithin b) Cephalin c) Lysocephalin d) Plasmalogens

26) Which of the following is not a sphingolipid?

a) Cerebrosides b) Glycosphingolipids c) Phospholipids d) Triacylglycerols

27) Which of the following is not a sphingolipid?

a)Cerebrosides b) Cephalin c) Sulfatides d) Gangliosides e) Sphingomyelin

28) The lipid which contains an ether bond is also known as:
a) Phosphatidylinositol
b) Plasmalogens
c) Lecithin
d) Cardiolipin
e) Leukotrienes
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29) About lecithin, select the false statement:

a) Lecithin contains choline that differentiates it from the other phospholipids
b) Ethanolamine is part of the phospholipid lecithin
c) Lecithin has a sphingosine molecule in addition to long chain fatty acids
d) Lecithin is a phospholipid that contains three methyl groups.

30) Regarding phosphatidylcholine:

a) It is also called lecithin
b) It is most abundant phospholipid in the cell membrane
c) It represents a large store for acetylcholine formation
d) Only a is true
e) All a,b and c are true

31) Plasmalogens possess an ether linkage at:

a) sn-1 b) sn-2 c) sn-3 d) sn-4

32) Cardiolipin is:

a) Monophosphatidylglycerol
b) Diphosphatidylglycerol
c) Triphosphatidylglycerol
d) Tetraphosphatidylglycerol
e) Pentaphosphatidylglycerol

33) Cardiolipin is:

a) Phosphatidylcholine
b) Phosphatidylethanolamine
c) Phosphatidylglycerol
d) Diphosphatidylglycerol

34) Gangliosides are the glycolipids occurring in:

a) Liver b) brain c) Muscle a) Kidney

35) Cerebrosides are:

a) Simple lipids
b) Derived lipids
c) Sphingolipids
d) Acidic glycolipids
e) All of the above

36) About gangliosides, select the false statement:

a) They are sphingolipids
b) They all contain sphingosine
c) They all contain sialic acid
d) They all contain glycerol and fatty acids

37) The number of hydroxyl groups in cholesterol is:

a) One a) Two a) Three a) Four a) Five

38) Autoxidation of lipids exposed to oxygen is called:

a) Phosphorylation b) Peroxidation c) Methylation d) Adenylation e) Glycosylation