Question

A phospholipid is said to be _________________________ because it has both a hydrophobic and hydrophilic component to it, resulting from the combination of two large fatty acid tails and a prominent phosphate head.

Answer 1

Answer:

Amphipathic                          

Explanation:

Phospholipids are a group of lipids that are present in the cell membrane. It is the major component of a cell membrane. The structure of a phospholipid cell have both a hydrophobic and a hydrophilic regions in the single molecule. It generally consists of  hydrophilic "head" having a phosphate group and two  hydrophobic "tails" of fatty acids.  They form lipid bilayers as they exhibit amphiphilic characteristic.