What are the long carbon chains that make up lipids?

What are the long carbon chains that make up lipids?

  • Correct Answer: fatty acids
  • nucleic acids
  • proteins
  • carbohydrates

Explanation: Lipids are made up of long carbon chains called fatty acids. Like hydrocarbons, fatty acids may be saturated or unsaturated. Figure below shows structural formulas for two small fatty acids. One is saturated and one is unsaturated.

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