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Red blood cells have no nucleus, making more room to carry oxygen-binding haemoglobin.
Did you know?
Red blood cells have no nucleus, making more room to carry oxygen-binding haemoglobin.
Following are the statements with reference to ‘lipids’: (a) Lipids having only single bonds are called unsaturated fatty acids. (b) Lecithin is a phospholipid. (c) Trihydroxy propane is glycerol. (d) Palmitic acid has 20 carbon atoms including carboxyl carbon. (e) Arachidonic acid has 16 carbon atoms. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
To solve this problem, we need to analyze each statement about lipids and determine their correctness:(a) Lipids having only single bonds are called unsaturated fatty acids. - This statement is incorrect. Lipids with only single bonds are called saturated fatty acids. Unsaturated fatty acids contain one or more double bonds.(b) Lecithin is a phospholipid. - This statement is correct. Lecithin is indeed a type of phospholipid, commonly found in egg yolks and soybeans.(c) Trihydroxy propane is glycerol. - This statement is correct. Glycerol, also known as glycerin, is a trihydroxy alcohol with the formula (d) Palmitic acid has 20 carbon atoms including carboxyl carbon. - This statement is incorrect. Palmitic acid is a saturated fatty acid with 16 carbon atoms, including the carboxyl carbon.(e) Arachidonic acid has 16 carbon atoms. - This statement is incorrect. Arachidonic acid is an unsaturated fatty acid with 20 carbon atoms.Now, let's identify the correct statements:The correct statements are (b) and (c).Therefore, the correct answer is Option 3: (b) and (c) only.
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