Question

1. the lipid pictured below is a

multiple choice
phospholipid
triglyceride
diglyceride
sterol

Explanation:

Phospholipids have a glycerol backbone, two fatty - acid tails, and a phosphate - containing head group. The structure shown has glycerol, two fatty acids, and a phosphate group attached to choline, which is characteristic of phospholipids. Triglycerides have three fatty - acid tails, diglycerides have two but lack the phosphate - containing head group, and sterols have a different ring - like structure.

Answer:

phospholipid