Lipids

3 varieties of lipids are •fats•Oils•Waxes

The polymer name is for lipids is lipids.

Elements

• Carbon• Hydrogen• Oxygen

• Look familiar?

fatty acids

Monomers•

That’s a lot of energy storedas carbon hydrogen& oxygen!

Types of lipids

• Waxes(coating on leaves, honey combs)• Fats(solid at Room Temp-butter)• Oils(liquid at Room Temp – peanut oil)

Waxes in plants

• Used for coating on leaves to decrease water loss

Plant oils

• Stored for future energy in nuts, seeds for growth

• We use in cooking• We use for fossil

fuel alternatives

Lipids are stored in animals in the form of fat

• Used for energy• Warmth(insulate)• Cushions• Cell membranes• Insulates nerves• Absorbs vitamins• hormones

Foods high in lipids• Butter, meat• Olive oil, corn oil• Veggies• Nuts• Your body cannot make

all of the fatty acids it needs so you need to EAT them(found in plant oils)

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Lipids can be tested for using a brown paper bag.

In saturated fat each C atom is joined to another C atom.

• Found in red meats, butter, ice cream, cheese

• Leads to clogged arteries

Unsaturated fatsnot all carbon bond sites filled

• Found in plant products

• Good kind of lipids

You can influence the condition

of your blood vessels with a healthy diet and exercise.

The choice is yoursIMPROVE vs. IGNORE