Problem 1: What is the chemical formula for palmitic acid and oleic acid? Which one is a saturated fat and which one is an unsaturated fat? How do you know?
Problem 2: A sample of fat contains about twice as much energy as the same mass of carbohydrate. Compare the structures of each type of biological molecule to explain why.
Problem 3: When placed in water, phospholipid molecules form the structures shown here. Explain why.