Nutrition Lipid Quiz
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This cardiovascular disease can be describes as the blockage of a blood vessel with fat/plaque decreasing the flow of our blood to our heart.
A. cancer
B. stroke
C. hypertension
D. coronary heart disease
Cholesterol is an example of this type of lipid that is made up of a ring structure
A. triglyceride
B. sterol
C. phospholipid
D. trisaccharides
_______________ have multiple double bonds in their structure.
A. monounsaturated fatty acids
B. Omega- 6
C. Omega-3
D. Polyunsaturated fatty acids
E. saturated fatty acids
____________ produces the pancreatic enzyme to break apart triglycerides.
A. liver
B. pancreas
C. gallbladder
D. small intestine
This organic functional group is present in all phospholipids and is represented by PO₄
A. Methyl group
B. Carboxylic acid
C. Phosphate
D. Carbonate
What organ in our GI Tract starts to breaks up fat into droplets?
A. mouth
B. stomach
C. Small Intestine
D. Large Intestine
This organic functional group is present in all triglycerides and is represented by COOH
A. methyl
B. phosphate
C. carbonate
D. carboxylic acid
This type of lipid consists of three fatty acids attached to a glycerol backbone
A. triglyceride
B. sterol
C. phospholipid
D. trisaccharides
Hydrogenation is the process of adding _____________ to unsaturated fatty acids, making them more saturated
A. Carbon
B. Sulfur
C. Phosphate
D. Hydrogen
This medical emergency can be described as a blockage of a vessel that leads to the brain causing tissue damage.
A. cancer
B. stroke
C. hypertension
D. coronary heart disease
There are two forms of lipids with different states. These two are fats which are liquids at room temperature and oils which are solid at room temperature.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
True or False: Foods only have one type of fatty acid in them. For example, meat only has unsaturated fat in it.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
This fatty acid specifically has the double bond on the third to fourth carbon in the structure and is rich in fatty fish and plant oils
A. monounsaturated fatty acids
B. Omega- 6
C. Omega-3
D. Polyunsaturated fatty acids
E. saturated fatty acids
This type of fatty acid chain is made up of ONLY single bonded carbon atoms.
A. monounsaturated fatty acids
B. Omega- 6
C. Omega-3
D. Polyunsaturated fatty acids
E. saturated fatty acids
This organic functional group is present in all triglycerides and is represented by CH₃
A. methyl
B. phosphate
C. carbonate
D. carboxylic acid
