It has a more liquid-like consistency than others:
Correct answer: C. Linoleic acid
- A. Palmitic acid
- B. Stearic acid
- C. Linoleic acid
- D. Oleic acid
Explanation
Linoleic acid has the most liquid-like consistency of the options provided because it has the lowest melting point. The order of increasing melting points (from most liquid to most solid at room temperature) is: Linoleic acid (two double bonds, polyunsaturated): Melting point is about -5°C.
Last updated
About Biological Molecules
The chapter covers water's polarity and biological roles, carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and nucleic acids, including their monomers, bonds, structures and functions. It also distinguishes RNA from DNA and explains conjugated molecules such as glycoproteins, glycolipids and nucleoproteins, which combine organic molecules with a non-protein component.
Practise Biological Molecules
1,790 free Biological Molecules MCQs from Biology, each with the correct answer and an explanation. Unlimited attempts, no account needed.
Exams that ask Biology questions like this
Biology is on 6 papers prepared for on TestUstad, and all of them draw the same bank, so this question is worth knowing for every one of them.