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Question 20

Which statement correctly describes the synthesis of a phospholipid molecule from its constituent components?

One glycerol molecule reacts with two fatty acid molecules and one phosphate group via condensation reactions, releasing three water molecules to form two ester bonds and one phosphoester bond.

One glycerol molecule reacts with two fatty acid molecules and one phosphate group via hydrolysis reactions, consuming three water molecules to form two ester bonds and one phosphoester bond.

One glycerol molecule reacts with two fatty acid molecules and one phosphate group via condensation reactions, releasing two water molecules to form three ester bonds.

Two glycerol molecules react with one fatty acid molecule and one phosphate group via condensation reactions, releasing three water molecules to form two ester bonds and one phosphoester bond.

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