MCQ
A typical fat molecule is made up of
  • A
    one glycerol and one fatty acid molecule
  • B
    three glycerol and three fatty acid molecules
  • C
    three glycerol molecules and one fatty acid molecule
  • one glycerol and three fatty acid molecules.

Answer

Correct option: D.
one glycerol and three fatty acid molecules.
d
(d) : Neutral or true fats are triglycerides which are formed by esterification of three molecules of fatty acids with one molecule of trihydric alcohol, glycerol (glycerine or trihydroxy propane).

Need a full question paper?

Generate a complete, print-ready paper with questions like this in minutes — across 16+ boards, with answer keys.

Start Generating Free

Similar questions

Read the following statements and choose option which contain wrong statement for growth.
(i) The period of growth is generally divided into three phases, namely, meristematic, elongation and maturation.
(ii) The constantly dividing cells, both at the root apex and the shoot apex, represent the meristematic phase of growth.
(iii) The cells proximal (just next, away from the tip) to the zone represent the phase of elongation.
(iv) Further away from the apex, i.e., more proximal to the phase of elongation, lies the portion of axis which is undergoing the phase of maturation.
(v) The cells in elongation phase region are rich in protoplasm, possess large conspicuous nuclei and cell walls are primary in nature.
(vi) Increased vacuolation, cell enlargement and new cell wall deposition are the characteristics of the cells in phase of meristematic region.
(vii) The cells of zone of maturation, attain their maximum size in terms of wall thickening and protoplasmic modifications.
What occurs in anaerobic respiration?
Dioecious condition prevents
Female gametophyte in heterosporous ferns is
Which organelle lisin touch with outer nuclear membrane ?
If a leaf segment of Bryophyllum plant is in soil, it produces new plants. This is because its leaf has
Which of the following events does not occur in rough endoplasmic reticulum?
The collective name for cork cambium and phelloderm is
Part of the gynoecium which receives the pollen is called
Cruciferae differ from Malvaceae in the presence of