You have isolated an unidentified liquid from a sample of beans. You add the liquid to a beaker of water and shake vigorously. After a few minutes, the water and the other liquid separate into two layers. To which class of biological molecules does the unknown liquid most likely belong?
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Lipids are generally water insoluble because they have long hydrocarbon chains. Therefore, when water and the other liquid containing lipids shake vigorously, after a few minutes they separate into two layers, like oil in water.
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