Unsaturated and saturated lipids exhibit different characteristics based on their structures. Which characteristic is unique to saturated fats?
A. forms covalent, carbon-to-carbon bonds
B. is a liquid at room temperature
C. contains the maximum number of hydrogen atoms
D. consists of fatty acids and a carboxyl group
Answers
Saturated fatty acids are types of fatty acids with single bond. The saturated fatty acids contain long chain of hydrocarbons which are hydrophobic. Saturated fatty acids form covalent carbon to carbon bonds. It also contain the maximum number of hydrogen atoms. They form carbon carbon covalent bonds that is single bond with carboxylic group at the end of the chain. The number of carbon atoms determine the chain length of the saturated fatty acids with maximum number of hydrogen atoms, Whereas in unsaturated fatty acids there is no carbon carbon covalent bond, instead the hydrocarbon chain is joined by one or more bonds.
The answer to this question is Option A which says covalent and carbon to carbon bonds.
Saturated fatty acids have single bond containing hydrocarbons which form a long chain.
They are also hydrophobic.
The chain length in these types of saturated hydrocarbons is determined by the number of carbon atom present in them