Multiple choice

Steroid hormones & carotenoids are the examples of:

  1. derived lipids

  2. triglycerides

  3. waxes

  4. complex lipids
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Explanation

These lipids are obtained on hydrolysis of simple and complex lipids. These lipids contain glycerol and other alcohols. This class of lipids include steroid hormones, ketone bodies, hydrocarbons, fatty acids, fatty alcohols, mono and diglycerides, terpenes and carotenoids. These are sometimes present as waste products of metabolism.

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