1. Lipids 3 varieties of lipids are fats Oils Waxes The polymer name is for lipids is lipids.

2. Elements Carbon Hydrogen Oxygen Look familiar?

3. fatty acids

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

5. Types of lipids Waxes(coating on leaves, honey combs) Fats(solid at Room Temp-butter) Oils(liquid at Room Temp – peanut oil)

6. Waxes in plants Used for coating on leaves to decrease water loss

7. Plant oils Stored for future energy in nuts, seeds for growth We use in cooking We use for fossil fuel alternatives

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

9. 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)

10. Lipids can be tested for using a brown paper bag.

11. In saturated fat each C atom is joined to another C atom. Found in red meats, butter, ice cream, cheese Leads to clogged arteries

13. Unsaturated fats not all carbon bond sites filled Found in plant products Good kind of lipids

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

15. The choice is yours IMPROVE vs. IGNORE