A student claims that all triglycerides have the exact same properties, since they are all composed of the same units: a glycerol molecule and three fatty acids. Which statement provides the best response to this claim? A- The claim is correct because all triglycerides have the same pattern of ester linkages between fatty acids and glycerol.B- The claim is incorrect because triglycerides can assume different shapes due to random motion of their hydrocarbon chains.C- The claim is incorrect because triglycerides are found in many different types of organisms.D- The claim is incorrect because the hydrocarbon chins of triglycerides vary in length and number of double bonds.E- The claim is correct because all fatty acid tails consist of long hydrocarbon tails that contribute to the nonpolar nature of triglycerides as a class.

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