Monounsaturated fatty acids

Question 1

What does it mean to be monounsaturated?

Answer 1

Each carbon atom does not have a full quota of hydrogens

Question 2

How many double bonds are present in a monounsaturated fatty acid?

Answer 2

There is one double bond present

Question 3

What form do monounsaturated fatty acids usually take at room temperature?

Answer 3

They are either soft or liquid

Question 4

Where do monounsaturated fatty acids originate from?

Answer 4

Plant source

Question 5

What effect do monounsaturated fatty acids have on human health?

Answer 5

They do not contribute to the build up of cholesterol in the arteries

Question 6

Do monounsaturated fatty acids have a high or low melting point?

Answer 6

Low melting point

Question 7

Give an example of a monounsaturated fatty acid and give its source

Answer 7

Oleic acid found in olive oil

Question 8

What is the structure of a monounsaturated fatty acid

Answer 8

........O H         H  H
        ||  |           |   |
HO-C-C-C=C-C-C-H
            |   |    |   |  |
           H H  H H H

Question 9

Write a note on monounsaturated fatty acids

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Answer 9

All of the carbons do not have their full quota of hydrogens

There is one double bond present

They are soft or liquid at room temperature

They originate from plant sources

Low melting point

Don’t contribute to the build up of cholesterol on the arteries

Example = oleic acid in olive oil