Imagine That You Have Isolated a Mysterious Liquid from a Sample

question 54

Multiple Choice

Imagine that you have isolated a mysterious liquid from a sample of food. You add the liquid to a beaker of water and shake vigorously. After a few minutes, the water and the other liquid separate into two layers. To which class of biological molecules does the unknown liquid most likely belong?

• A) Carbohydrates
• B) Enzymes
• C) Nucleic acids
• D) Lipids
• E) Proteins

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