Question

Which of the following is not a lipid? Asteroid B cholesterol C wax D cellulose

Answer 1

Answer:

cellulose    

Explanation:

Examples of lipids include fats, oils, waxes, certain vitamins (such as A, D, E and K), hormones and most of the cell membrane that is not made up of protein. Therefore waxes are not the answer.

Steroids are lipids because they are hydrophobic and insoluble in water, but they do not resemble lipids since they have a structure composed of four fused rings. Cholesterol is the most common steroid and is the precursor to vitamin D, testosterone, estrogen, progesterone, aldosterone, cortisol, and bile salts. Therefore steroid and cholesterol is not the answer.

Answer 2

Answer:

cellulose

Explanation:

lipids are fats oils or waxes. cellulose is a fiber