Fats serve as the best storage of spare energy because

  • A
    Fats yield double the amount of energy yielded by glucose on oxidative breakdown
  • B
    Fats can be stored in an almost pure unhydrated form
  • C
    Fats accommodate in lesser space
  • D
    All of the above

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$(a)$ Lipids are generally water insoluble.
$(b)$ The $R$ group could be a methyl $(-CH_3)$ or ethyl $(-C_2H_5)$ or higher number of $-CH_2$ groups ($1$ carbon to $19$ carbons) in fatty acids.
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$(d)$ Arachidonic acid has $21$ carbon atoms including the carboxyl carbon.

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The hydrolysis of lipids produces ...... .

Assertion $A$: Lipoproteins are complex lipids.
Reason $R$: The structure of a lipoprotein is formed by fatty acids,alcohol,and a non-lipid component.
Which option is correct for Assertion $A$ and Reason $R$?

Which of the following is not a polymeric substance?

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