Table of contents

1. Introduction to Biochemistry4h 34m
2. Water3h 23m
3. Amino Acids8h 10m
4. Protein Structure10h 4m
5. Protein Techniques14h 5m
6. Enzymes and Enzyme Kinetics13h 38m
7. Enzyme Inhibition and Regulation 8h 42m
8. Protein Function 9h 41m
9. Carbohydrates7h 49m
10. Lipids5h 49m
11. Biological Membranes and Transport 6h 37m
12. Biosignaling9h 45m
Review 1: Nucleic Acids, Lipids, & Membranes2h 47m
Review 2: Biosignaling, Glycolysis, Gluconeogenesis, & PP-Pathway3h 12m
Review 3: Pyruvate & Fatty Acid Oxidation, Citric Acid Cycle, & Glycogen Metabolism2h 26m
Review 4: Amino Acid Oxidation, Oxidative Phosphorylation, & Photophosphorylation1h 48m

10. Lipids

Fatty Acids

Biochemistry

10. Lipids

Fatty Acids

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Multiple Choice

A saturated fatty acid is saturated with which of the following?

Oxygen atoms

Double bonds

Hydrogen atoms

Carbonyl groups

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Understand the term 'saturated fatty acid': A saturated fatty acid is a type of fatty acid in which all the carbon atoms in the hydrocarbon chain are single-bonded to each other, meaning there are no double bonds between the carbon atoms.

Recall the concept of saturation: In the context of fatty acids, 'saturation' refers to the maximum number of hydrogen atoms that can be bonded to the carbon atoms in the chain. Saturated fatty acids are fully 'saturated' with hydrogen atoms.

Compare the options provided: Oxygen atoms, double bonds, hydrogen atoms, and carbonyl groups. Saturated fatty acids do not contain double bonds, and the term 'saturation' does not refer to oxygen atoms or carbonyl groups.

Focus on the correct answer: Saturated fatty acids are saturated with hydrogen atoms because each carbon atom in the chain is bonded to the maximum number of hydrogen atoms possible.

Conclude the explanation: The absence of double bonds in saturated fatty acids allows for the maximum number of hydrogen atoms to be attached to the carbon chain, making 'hydrogen atoms' the correct answer.