Use the Following Figure to Answer the Question

question 59

Multiple Choice

Use the following figure to answer the question.

The molecule shown the figure is a ________.

• A) fatty acid
• B) steroid
• C) triacylglycerol
• D) phospholipid

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Definitions:

Chromatography

A laboratory technique for the separation of a mixture by passing it through a medium in which the components move at different rates.

Evaporation

The process by which a liquid changes into a gas, typically below its boiling point, at the surface of the liquid.

Filtering

A process of separating solids from liquids or gases using a medium that allows only the fluid to pass through.

Sodium Chloride

A white crystalline substance commonly known as salt, comprised of sodium and chloride ions.