A diagram of a wax molecule, found on the cuticle of a leaf, shows a fatty acid bonded to which other component?
Q1. A diagram of a wax molecule, found on the cuticle of a leaf, shows a fatty acid bonded to which other component?
Answer: Long chain alcohols
Explanation: Waxes are esters of long-chain fatty acids and long-chain alcohols. Glycerol is tempting but is only found in acylglycerols and phospholipids.