What characteristics do unsaturated fatty acids have that saturated fatty acids lack?

Question

What characteristics do unsaturated fatty acids have that saturated fatty acids lack?

Answer 1

they fall in the catagory Lipids and have an Ester linkage.  unsaturated fatty acids have a double bond when seen in a structural formula.  unsaturated fatty acids are oils *liquid at room temp.

saturated fatty acids have no double bond and are fats that are *solid at room temp. aka triglycerides.

Answer 2

Unsaturated are a lot harder to break down and are horrible for your veins. Saturated are the opposite yet still a little fatty.

Answer 3

unsaturated have more double bonds and less hydrogen bonds