Q: What elements do lipids primarily consist of?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

Lipids are organic compounds that contain mainly carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. They include substances such as fats and oils, as well as waxes, sterols, some vitamins (A, D, E and K) and phospholipids. Lipid molecules consist of fatty acids, with or without additional molecules. Fatty acids are organic compounds that have the general formula CH 3 (CH 2 ) n COOH, where n usually ranges from 2 to 28 and is always an even number.

 Choices:

- silicon, hydrogen , and oxygen

- iron, hydrogen , and oxygen

- helium, hydrogen , and oxygen

- carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen


A:
carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen