MDCAT Biology MCQ #805

A patient with high cholesterol is told to avoid butter because it contains fatty acids with no double bonds between carbon atoms. These are:

MDCAT Biology MCQ #805

  1. Question 1

    Q1. A patient with high cholesterol is told to avoid butter because it contains fatty acids with no double bonds between carbon atoms. These are:

    • A) Unsaturated fatty acids
    • B) Polyunsaturated fatty acids
    • C) Saturated fatty acids
    • D) Essential fatty acids

    Answer: Saturated fatty acids

    Explanation: Saturated fatty acids like those in butter have no double bonds and are solid. Unsaturated fats contain double bonds and are liquid.