Lipids- Phospholipids
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Why are phospholipids critical to a cell's ability to function?
makes up cell membrane and separates the cell's contents from the environment.
Phospholipids like to line up and arrange themselves into two parallel layers called...?
phospholipid bilayer
describe phospholipids head and tails.
Phospholipids consist of a hydrophilic, or water loving head, and a hydrophobic or water fearing tail.
Why are phospholipids amphipathic?
because they are a molecule with a hydrophillic/polar end and a hydrophobic/nonpolar end.
What does a Phospholipid consist of?
glycerol molecule, two fatty acids, and a phosphate group that is modified by an alcohol.
What is a phospholipid?
molecules that make up the bilayer of the plasma membrane and keep the membrane fluid.