Question

Give an example that illustrates lipids being waterproof.

Answer 1

Answer:

Oils do not dissolve in water

Explanation:

Answer 2

Waxes are one of the forms of lipids, which are waterproof.  

• Lipids are insoluble in water and are hydrophobic. They perform many essential activities within the cell.  

• One of the forms of lipids is waxes, which envelopes the leaf surfaces of some plants, and the feathers of some aquatic birds.  

• Due to the hydrophobic nature of waxes, they inhibit water from attaching to the surface. Thus, waxes are waterproof.  

• The waxes are the long-chain fatty acid chains attached covalently with the long-chain alcohols.  

Thus, waxes are the lipids that demonstrate the waterproof property of the lipids.

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