BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)
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Chapter 3, Problem 5SA
Unlike saturated fats, the fatty acid tails of unsaturated fats incorporate one or more ________.
a. phosphate group | c. double bonds |
b. glycerols | d. single bonds |
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