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Carotenoids are ……that are yellow, orange, red or brown pigments.
a) carbohydrates         
b) proteins
c) lipids                                  
d) nucleic acids

c

Carotenoids are of ……..types.
a) two 
b) three           
c) four
d) five

a

Explanation: carotene (orange, red) and Xanthophyll (yellow)



The human body breaks the beta-carotene, which is the orange pigment of carrots and form two molecules of vitamin………..
a) B    
b) C                
c) D                
d) A

d

Why lipids produce more energy as compare to carbohydrates?
a) they have more OH groups            
b) they have more C-H bonds
c) they have more NH2 groups                      
d) they have more C-O bonds

b

Which of the following hormones are lipids that regulate various processes inside the bodies of plants?
a) auxins                                 
b) gibberellins
c) cytokines                
d) all of these

d

Which of the following hormones are lipids that regulate various processes inside the bodies of animals?
a) aldosterone             
b) estrogen and progesterone
c) testosterone            
d) all of these

d

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