IB Biology SL B1.1.10 Fatty Acids Questions
Practise IB Biology SL B1.1.10 by distinguishing saturated, unsaturated, cis and trans fatty acids from their structures.
- Syllabus
- First assessment 2025
- Course
- Biology SL
- Level
- SL
Exam points
- Classify a fatty acid as saturated or unsaturated from the presence or absence of carbon–carbon double bonds.
- Classify an unsaturated fatty acid as monounsaturated or polyunsaturated from the number of carbon–carbon double bonds.
- Distinguish cis and trans fatty-acid isomers by hydrogen positions around a double bond and the resulting chain kink or straightness.
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IB Biology SL B1.1.10 Fatty Acids Questions question 1
The diagram shows the structure of a triglyceride.
State the type of fatty acid shown as Z .
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