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-Glycosphingolipids with complex carbohydrate head groups that often serve as cellular receptors are ______.
A) amphiphiles
B) vitamin D
C) arachidonic acid
D) phosphatidylethanolamine
E) sterol
F) gangliosides
G) phosphatidylcholine
H) glycerophospholipids
I) sphingomyelins
J) cholesterol
K) triacylglycerols
L) plasmalogen
M) nonpolar

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-Glycosphingolipids with complex carbohydrate head groups that often serve as cellular receptors are ______.
A) amphiphiles
B) vitamin D
C) arachidonic acid
D) phosphatidylethanolamine
E) sterol
F) gangliosides
G) phosphatidylcholine
H) glycerophospholipids
I) sphingomyelins
J) cholesterol
K) triacylglycerols
L) plasmalogen
M) nonpolar

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Gangliosides are glycosphingolipids with complex carbohydrate head groups that often serve as cellular receptors.

Answer: H, I
 Glycerophospholipids and sphingomyelins are both types of phospholipids, but they have different head groups and backbones. Glycerophospholipids have a glycerol backbone and sphingomyelins have a sphingosine backbone.

Answer: L
 Plasmalogens are a type of glycerophospholipid that have an ether linkage at the sn-1 position of the glycerol backbone. They are important for maintaining cell membrane structure and function.

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