0
How do plants and animals make use of the nonpolar property in waxes?
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
Plants use the property in waxes as a sealant, and a water-proof.
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What is a common role of waxes in plants?
The role of waxes in plants help to protect the plants from hazards such as preventing water loss and protection from other organisms from attacking the plant.
The fats oils and waxes found in living things are known as?
A lipid is the fats, oils and waxes found in living things.
What plant make wax?
Plants use waxy substances on their leaves to help reduce transpiration, the evaporation of water from plants. The wax helps to keep water in the plant as to not dehydrate the plant.
Fats oils and waxes are all classified as what?
Fats, waxes and oils are all also known as lipids.
Why is wax valuable to living things?
waxes are a type of lipid.... lipids consist of waxes, fats, and oils.. lipids store energy for our cells to use when they need it. sort of like using a bank. without lipids and carbohydrates, whe wouldn't have enough energy to exersise, and play sports.
Waxes are highly?
nonpolar
Waxes are highly what?
I believe the word is nonpolar.
How do plants and animals make use of wax?
because waxes are highly waterproof and they provide a form of protection to plants and animals
Is wax man made or natural?
Several waxes are produced by animals and plants, as beeswax and other; but many types of waxes (this is a large class of organic chemicals called waxes) are extracted from petroleum - but petroleum is also a natural product ! Also true artificial waxes exist, obtained from polyethylene.
Is wax natural or manmade?
Several waxes are produced by animals and plants, as beeswax and other; but many types of waxes (this is a large class of organic chemicals called waxes) are extracted from petroleum - but petroleum is also a natural product ! Also true artificial waxes exist, obtained from polyethylene.
What is a common role of waxes in plants?
The role of waxes in plants help to protect the plants from hazards such as preventing water loss and protection from other organisms from attacking the plant.
What kind of wax does a candle maker use?
Many types of waxes are possible for candles: paraffin, stearin, spermacet, beeswax, waxes extracted from plants, etc.
What is the chemical difference between oils and waxes?
Oils are fats which are liquid at room temperature, waxes are fats which are solid at room temperature. Both waxes and oils can be emulsified. Chemicaly waxes and oils consist of hydrocarbons or esters of fatty acids, they are insoluble in water but soluble in nonpolar organic solvents. The difference in class is based on melting point and larger molecules tend to melt at higer temperatures and are more likely to be waxes, however side chains can lower melting points and hydrogen bonding can raise them. In summary the classification into oil or wax is due to the size of the hydrocarbon and its complexity.
What are waxes made of?
Waxes are commonly made by plants and of course, honey bees. They are long-chain fatty acid materials. In apples for examples, Granny Smith varieties have a good coat of wax and this aids in the long-keeping property of that fruit. And the shine if you polish it. Sphagnum moss and the peat it becomes contain sufficient wax for commercial extraction. Most are made from fractions of crude oil.
Is candle wax made out of a plant?
Nope... most candle waxes are made from petroleum byproducts -mixed with natural beeswax.
What kind of lipid utilize in synthesis of rubber?
Waxes
What are some of the functions of waxes in organisms?
Waxes can serve many different purposes for different organisms. In plants waxes help prevent water loss. Waxes make insects chitin impermeable .It protects leaves from abrasive damage . It makes some birds e.g. ducks water proof .
