A phospholipid is said to be _________________________ because it has both a hydrophobic and hydrophilic component to it, result

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A phospholipid is said to be _________________________ because it has both a hydrophobic and hydrophilic component to it, result

ing from the combination of two large fatty acid tails and a prominent phosphate head.

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schepotkina [342] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-25T19:53:27+03:00

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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.