Lipids and Their Types · Zoology

Phospholipids differ from triacylglycerols because they contain:

  1. Only fatty acids
  2. A phosphate group
  3. No glycerol
  4. Multiple ring systems
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Correct answer: A phosphate group

Phospholipids replace one fatty acid of a triacylglycerol with a phosphate group linked to a polar head group (e.g., choline, ethanolamine, serine). This imparts an amphipathic character essential for bilayer formation, distinguishing them structurally and functionally from neutral triacylglycerols.

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