Lipids

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shape by keeping water and water-soluble compounds from passing
through it. The lipids that are waxy are usually used to make protective
coatings on the surface of plants and animals.

Since a lipid is an organic compound it contains carbon. They also contain
hydrogen and oxygen, but in some very complex chains there is also phosphorus
and/or nitrogen. Lipids are made by the dehydration synthesis of glycerol and
fatty acids. This is when three molecules of fatty acids combine with one
molecule of glycerol by taking water out of the solution. Lipids are always
huge molecules, which means they have a lot of energy like twice as much as
sugar. This is because more energy goes into making it so you get more out of
it when it is broken down. The following is what a lipid would look like.

When lipids are made they can produce many different compounds. One of those is
phospholipids. These are what help make cell membranes and keep water out of
them. They also make a very common ...

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