BRAINCAKELipids
Lipids are part of a group of large molecules called macromolecules.
Lipids are macromolecules that contain carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.
Lipids are commonly known as fats or oils. Fats are solid at room temperature and oils are liquid at room temperature.
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Key terms in this lesson
- organelle
- A membrane-bound structure within a cell with a specific structure suited to a specific function.
- monomer
- A small molecule that acts as a repeating structural unit of a larger polymer.
- polymer
- A large molecule made of many repeating monomer units joined by covalent bonds.
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