Lipids Elements Carbon Hydrogen Oxygen Look familiar? Is this an organic compound?

fatty acids monomers of lipids When 3 fatty acids are attached to a glycerol = triglyceride

Lipids 3 varieties of lipids are Fats- solid at Room Temp-butter Oils- liquid at Room Temp – peanut oil Waxes - coating on leaves, honey combs The polymer name is for lipids is lipids

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

Monomers That’s a lot of energy stored as carbon hydrogen & oxygen!

Lipids are stored in animals in the form of fat Used for energy Warmth(insulate) Cushions Cell membranes Insulates nerves Absorbs vitamins hormones

In saturated fat each C atom is joined to another C atom by a single bond. The fatty acid has the maximum # of H atoms Found in red meats, butter, ice cream, cheese Leads to clogged arteries

Unsaturated fats not all carbon bond sites filled There is at least 1 carbon to carbon double bond. Found in plant products A healthy kind of lipid

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)

Lipids __ __ __ Proteins __ __ __ __ __ Product Of photosynthesis ___________ __ __ __ Nucleic Acids __ __ __ __ __ Plants use photosynthesis to make monomers of carbohydrates known as sugar, or monosaccharides. When other elements from the soil (nitrogen, phosphates, and sulfur are added plants can make all the organic macromolecules we have been studying. These macromolecules are then passed through the food chain. Polymers are digested into monomers to make polymers for the organism that ate the food.

Lipids can be tested for using a brown paper bag.

You can influence the condition of your blood vessels with a healthy diet and exercise.

The choice is yours IMPROVE vs. IGNORE