Title: Activity ahead of lesson: Lipids
Course: Biochemistry > Section: Week 6 - Unit 2-3 : Lipids

Purpose

Lipids are an important source of energy .You will learn how the hydrocarbon tails in triglycerides contain energy available for life, and how phospholipids with cholesterol molecules are structures of the cell membrane.

Over to you

Watch this video and read this course about structure of lipids

Be certain to note anything that you don’t understand

Activity

Answer following questions:

1. Define lipids
2. Draw the primary structure of triglycerides, phospholipids and sterols and provide an example for each class of lipids.
3. What are the main functions of lipids in Cell.
4. Bring your answers to the class.