Question

​lipids differ in their degree of saturation or unsaturation due to their number of ____.

a. ​peptide linkages
b. ​amino acids
c. ​double bonds
d. ​saccharide units
e. ​oxygen atoms

Answer 1

The number of double bonds determine the degree of saturation.

Answer 2

c. ​double bonds is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

Saturated fats: no double bond is present in their chemical structure,they have single bond.

In room temperature they are solids.

They are present in different variety of food like

• dairy products

• animal meat

• processed meats

Unsaturated fats: They have one or more double present in their chemical structure.

In room temperature they are liquid.

food having unsaturated fats are

• Nuts

• olives

Thus lipids differ in their degree of saturation or unsaturation due to their number of double bonds.