The questions says 'Plant oils (lipids) are found in seeds. What function do they perform here?' so I said it stores energy. What makes lipids suitable for this function?
The questions says 'Plant oils (lipids) are found in seeds. What function do they perform here?' so I said it stores energy. What makes lipids suitable for this function?
Look at the structure of a fatty acid, of which lipids are primarily comprised. Do you see the number of C-H and C=H bonds present. How does the number of those bonds influence the energy of the molecule? Compare this to, say a glucose molecule.
PS - glad it's all making sense from the previous question
Look at the structure of a fatty acid, of which lipids are primarily comprised. Do you see the number of C-H and C=H bonds present. How does the number of those bonds influence the energy of the molecule? Compare this to, say a glucose molecule.
PS - glad it's all making sense from the previous question
It doesn't tell me how many C-H bonds there are All I know is that they're liquid at room temp, therefore saturated. Should I just assume they would generally have more than a carbohydrate?
Look at the structure of a fatty acid, of which lipids are primarily comprised. Do you see the number of C-H and C=H bonds present. How does the number of those bonds influence the energy of the molecule? Compare this to, say a glucose molecule.
PS - glad it's all making sense from the previous question
Also, why would more C-H bonds be good for storage?
Lipids contains a larger proportion of C to H bonds than glucose which is why they produce more ATP. But more O2 molecules are needed to break the lipid down during respiration