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In each of the following multiple-choice questions, characterize EACH of the three given statements as being TRUE or FALSE and then indicate the collective true-false status of the statements using the choices:
-Statements:
(1) Triacylglycerols can be hydrolyzed under acidic conditions to produce salts of fatty acids.
(2) Hydrogenation of a fat or oil increases its degree of unsaturation.
(3) Eicosanoids are oxygenated derivatives of polyunsaturated 18-carbon fatty acids.

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In each of the following multiple-choice questions, characterize EACH of the three given statements as being TRUE or FALSE and then indicate the collective true-false status of the statements using the choices:
-Statements: 
(1) Triacylglycerols can be hydrolyzed under acidic conditions to produce salts of fatty acids.
(2) Hydrogenation of a fat or oil increases its degree of unsaturation.
(3) Eicosanoids are oxygenated derivatives of polyunsaturated 18-carbon fatty acids.

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Statement 1 is false because hydrolysis under acidic conditions produces free fatty acids, not salts. Statement 2 is false because hydrogenation decreases unsaturation by adding hydrogen atoms. Statement 3 is false because eicosanoids are derived from 20-carbon fatty acids, not 18-carbon.

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