Remember Students, You are ONLY ALLOWED to use the links provided!

—Click on each link assigned to you and use the information to answer your questions

Student 1 - FUNCTION LINKS:

Function of Lipids

FUNCTION QUESTIONS:

1. What are ‘phospholipids’ and what are they made of? 

2. What are three functions that lipids are involved in? Summarize each of them. 

Student 2 - TYPES LINKS:

Types of Lipids

TYPES QUESTIONS:

1. What are three forms of lipids? 

2. What is the most common fat? 

3. What is the most abundant steroid in the body? 

Student 3 - STRUCTURE LINKS:

Structure of Lipids

STRUCTURE QUESTIONS:

1. What are the most common forms of lipids? 

2. What is the main difference between saturated and unsaturated fats? 

3. Draw a simple representation of saturated fatty acids, unsaturated fatty acids, and phospholipids.

Student 4 - ORGANELLES LINKS:

Cell Membrane

ORGANELLES QUESTIONS:

1. What kind of layer creates cell membranes? 

2. What does the membrane do? 

3. What are membrane-bound structures found in? 

Student 5 - DNA AND RNA LINKS:

Lipid Synthesis

DNA AND RNA QUESTIONS:

1. Where are lipids synthesized? 

2. What process is involved with lipid synthesizes? 

3. What can be used to move lipids from one location to another?