Question

Lipids are:

A. Compounds containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and usually phosphorus and sulfur

B. Compounds containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus

C. Compounds of the elements carbon, hydrogen, and much less oxygen

Answer 1

Fats, waxes, and sterols (types of lipids) contain only carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, so the correct answer must be C.

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