Question

What is the effect of the presence of double bonds in plant lipids?

A) the double bonds do not affect the properties of plant lipids
B)the double bonds cause plant lipids to freeze more quickly
C)the tails of plant lipids cannot pack as tightly together as animal ones

Answer 1

Answer: Option C.

C)the tails of plant lipids cannot pack as tightly together as animal ones

Step-by-step explanation:

The tails of plant lipids cannot pack as tightly together as animal ones because the double bond in plant lipids make the hydrocarbon chains to bend making them no to pack tightly together which cause a reduction in van der Waals interaction between the fatty acids. The length of the double bond also affect the melting point of fatty acids . If the hydrocarbon chain is long, melting point will be high .