During the synthesis of cholesterol in the human body, four carbon rings are fused together. How many of these rings are six-membered?
Q1. During the synthesis of cholesterol in the human body, four carbon rings are fused together. How many of these rings are six-membered?
Answer: Three
Explanation: Steroids like cholesterol consist of three six-membered rings and one five-membered ring. Four six-membered rings would not match the steroid nucleus.