Question

how many glycerol molecules are needed to form one triglyceride? 1 point model 2: lipids: fatty acids name: fatty acid 1 fatty acid 2 fatty acid 3 fatty acid 4

Explanation:

Step1: Recall triglyceride structure

A triglyceride is formed by the esterification of glycerol with three fatty acid molecules. Glycerol has three hydroxyl (-OH) groups, each of which reacts with a fatty acid's carboxyl (-COOH) group to form an ester bond.

Step2: Determine glycerol molecules needed

To form one triglyceride, we need 1 glycerol molecule (since it has three sites to bond with fatty acids, and three fatty acids are used, but the glycerol itself is one molecule).

Answer:

1 (corresponding to the option "1")