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Fatty Acid

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Key Stage 4

Meaning

A fatty acid is a long molecule that makes part of a lipid.

About Fatty Acids

Fatty acids are a more dense store of chemical energy than carbohydrates.
This diagram shows a simple representation of a lipid noting its three fatty acid tails.

References

AQA

Fats/fatty acids, pages 4041, 46-47, 49, GCSE Biology; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA
Fatty acid, pages 101, 103, GCSE Biology; Student Book, Collins, AQA
Fatty acids, page 30, GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA