Question

reading quiz 2 covers chapter 6 - chapter 11. quiz will be taken at home on canv textbook) is permitted. use of peers, colleagues, and/or al - enabled technology is n question 1 which of the following correctly characterizes lipids? they dissolve in water. they are all classified as sterols. they contain carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen. they do not dissolve in water.

Explanation:

Lipids are non - polar molecules. Water is a polar molecule. According to the "like dissolves like" principle, non - polar lipids do not dissolve in polar water. Sterols are just one type of lipid, not all lipids are sterols. Lipids mainly contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen (some may have other elements in small amounts), not nitrogen as a main component.

Answer:

They do not dissolve in water.