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In what ways are fats and steroids similar to each other and in what ways are they different?

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SIMILARITIES
-They are both Lipids
-They are both composed of part carbon
-They both have hydrocarbon chain tails
-They both have hydrophobic qualities
-They are both insoluble in water

DIFFERENCES
*FATS
-Insulators
-Protection
-Energy reserves
-3 fatty acids
-3 Carbon glycerol molecule

*STEROIDS
-Control Metabolic processes
-4 rings of carbon atoms
-Branching carbon atoms
-synthesized from cholesterol
-Promote muscle growth
-enhance athletic performance
-anabolic hormones
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