Steroids Differ in Structure from Other Lipids in That They

question 78

Multiple Choice

Steroids differ in structure from other lipids in that they have a backbone of

• A)four fused carbon rings.
• B)branched chains of carbons.
• C)saturated carbon chains.
• D)unsaturated carbon chains.

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