Saturated

• how can you tell if a fatty acid is saturated?

  if the hydrocarbon chain has only single C-C bonds as all the carbon atoms are linked to the maximum possible number of hydrogen atoms
• whats the state of saturated lipids at room temperature?

  solid
• whats the state of saturated lipids at body temperature?

  semi-solid
• why are saturated lipids useful?

  they are useful storage in mammals
• whats the definition of saturated fatty acids?

  all C-C bonds are single