Two-Month-Old Jacob's Diet Lacks Alpha-Linolenic and Linoleic Acids

question 21

Multiple Choice

Two-month-old Jacob's diet lacks alpha-linolenic and linoleic acids. Based on this information, Jacob isn't _____.

• A) burning fat for energy.
• B) digesting fiber properly.
• C) growing properly.
• D) making bile salts.

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Definitions:

IR

Infrared, a region of the electromagnetic spectrum used in spectroscopy to identify molecular vibrations and thereby determine the presence of specific functional groups in a sample.

Septet

A splitting pattern in NMR spectroscopy indicating seven adjacent hydrogens.

Doublet

A pair of closely related spectral lines or energy levels, often observed in spectroscopy due to splitting of a single level into two by interaction effects.

NMR

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, a technique used to observe the local magnetic fields around atomic nuclei, providing detailed information about the structure, dynamics, reaction state, and chemical environment of molecules.