Give the structural units common to all:  fats and oils                                                                                                                  waxes                                                                                                                         glycerophospholipids                                                                                sphingolipids                                                                                                                 glycolipids                                                                                                                     steroids                                                                                                                         terpenes                                                                                                                        8.prostaglandins

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Give the structural units common to all: 

  1. fats and oils                                                                                                                 
  2. waxes                                                                                                                        
  3. glycerophospholipids                                                                               
  4. sphingolipids                                                                                                                
  5. glycolipids                                                                                                                    
  6. steroids                                                                                                                        
  7. terpenes                                                                                                                       

8.prostaglandins                                                                                           

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