Polyunsaturated lipids are liquid at room temperature because they have ______ in their fatty acid tails. 2) Saturated lipids are solid at room temperature because they have ______ in their fatty acid tails.

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1) Polyunsaturated lipids are liquid at room temperature because they have ______ in their fatty acid tails.

2) Saturated lipids are solid at room temperature because they have ______ in their fatty acid tails.

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double-bonded carbons
hydrogenated carbons
hydroxylated carbons
phosphorylated carbons
Transcribed Image Text:double-bonded carbons hydrogenated carbons hydroxylated carbons phosphorylated carbons
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