Which of the following is NOT true regarding lipid structures?

a. Triglycerides are made up of two fatty acids and a phosphate group bound to one glycerol.
b. Polyunsaturated fatty acids contain more than one carbon-carbon double bond.
c. In an unsaturated fatty acid, a carbon-carbon double bond replaces the missing C-H bond so that each carbon still has four bonds.
d. Saturated fatty acids consist of a linked chain of carbons atoms with all remaining bonds filled with hydrogen atoms.


Ans: a. Triglycerides are made up of two fatty acids and a phosphate group bound to one glycerol.

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