Question

Sort the descriptions into properties that describe either saturated phospholipids or unsaturated phospholipids. Saturated phospholipids Unsaturated phospholipids Answer Bank allow the membrane to remain fluid and flexible at low temperatures fatty acid tails pack tightly together have straight fatty acid tails have bent fatty acid tails have no double bonds in the fally acid carbon chains

Answer 1

Sorting the description of saturated and unsaturated phospholipids:

Sarurated Phospholipids:

i) Have no double bonds in the fatty acid carbon chains.

ii) Have straight fatty acid tails.

iii) Fatty acid tails pack closely together.

iv) Produce a fairly inflexible membrane at low temperatures.

Unsaturated Phospholipids:

i) Contain one or more double bond with fatty acid tails.

ii) Have bent fatty acid tails.

iii) Maintain space between adjacent phospholipids

iv) Allow the membrane to remain fluid and flexible at low temperatures.