A botanist observes a protective waxy cuticle on a desert plant leaf. Chemically, these waxes contain alkanes with which range of carbon atoms?
Q1. A botanist observes a protective waxy cuticle on a desert plant leaf. Chemically, these waxes contain alkanes with which range of carbon atoms?
Answer: C25 to C35
Explanation: Waxes are mixtures of long-chain alkanes and alcohols/esters containing 25 to 35 carbon atoms, unlike standard triglycerides.