Of the three major types of membrane lipids which is NOT fou

Of the three major types of membrane lipids, which is NOT found in prokaryotes?

a) phospholipids

c) cholesterol

d) phosphoglycerides

The fatty acid oleate contains 18 carbons and a cis double-bound after carbon number nine. Which of the following would be a correct designation for this molecule?

a) 18:9

b) 9:18

c) 18:1

d) 0:18

Solution

Answer : The correct answer is C ( cholesterol) : Cholesterol is especially present in plasmamembrane of mammalian cells.