Explain fatty acids are rarely found free in nature

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Which of the following statements concerning fatty acids is incorrect?

a) fatty acids are rarely found free in nature

b) double bonds present in fatty acids are almost always in a cis-configuration

c) at least 16 carbons must be present in the carbon chain of a fatty acid

d) some fatty acids needed by the human body must be obtained from food because they cannot be synthesized within the body

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