Question 9(1 point) How does bile help with the digestion of fats? Bile breaks fat droplets into smaller fat droplets. Bile hydrates the fat. Bile stimulates absorption by villi. Bile salts neutralize the acidic fats. Bile breaks lipid into glycerol and fatty acids.

The correct answer is: **Bile breaks fat droplets into smaller fat droplets.**<br /><br />This process is called emulsification. Bile salts have both hydrophobic (water-fearing) and hydrophilic (water-loving) parts. This allows them to surround the fat droplets and break them down into smaller droplets, increasing the surface area available for lipase (the enzyme that breaks down fats) to act upon.<br />