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The plasma membrane is made up of phospholipids, which each have a hydrophilic tail and a hydrophobic head. They will create two layers with the heads facing each other and the tails facing out. So the inside of the plasma membrane is hydrophobic while the outsides are hydrophilic.
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∙ 10y agoNo, it is made up of 90% water, and hence is considered hydrophilic - water soluble.
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∙ 9y agoNo, the extra-cellular fluid is composed of water, so it would show attraction to water. It would be considered hydrophilic.
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∙ 12y agoNo. Cytoplasm contains water.
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∙ 10y agoYup!
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What is a cellmembrane?
A cell membrane is a phospholipid bilayer. It is made up of a hydrophilic head(the phosphorous part) and a hydrophobic tail(the lipid part). The hydrophobic tails face inward and the hydrophilic heads face the cytoplasm and the external solution.
What are the problems of danielli davison's model?
Problems with this model:This model assumes that all membranes are identical - this was known to be falseThe membrane proteins would be exposed to hydrophilic environments on all sides (from the phospholipids and from the water of the cytoplasm). This is not a stable configuration.
Is starch hydrophilic or hydrophobic?
Starch is a biological compound, or biomolecule. It is a polymer of glucose molecules with the formula (C6H12O6)n. Since it contains oxygen, it is not a hydrocarbon.
What are properties of hydrophobic and hydrophilic?
hydrophobic is water hating and hydrophilic is water loving ( attracts water).
Do Phospholipids have hydrophilic and hydrophobic regions?
Yes, hydrophilic phosphate heads and hydrophobic modified carbohydrate tails.
What is a cellmembrane?
A cell membrane is a phospholipid bilayer. It is made up of a hydrophilic head(the phosphorous part) and a hydrophobic tail(the lipid part). The hydrophobic tails face inward and the hydrophilic heads face the cytoplasm and the external solution.
What is double layered with molecules that have hydrophobic tails and hydrophilic head it is found in all cell and it controls what enters and leaves the cell?
Cytoplasm
Are carbohydrates hydrophilic or hydrophobic and how do you test this?
hydrophilic b/c carbohydrates are made of sugars; sugars (such as glucose) have LOTS of hydroxyl groups which are hydrophilic, therefore carbohydrates are hydrophilic
True or False.The cell membrane is formed by phospholipids with hydrophobic fatty acid tails facing outward to the cytoplasm and extracellular fluid and hydrophilic phosphate heads sandwiched between?
true
Is silica hydrophobic or hydrophilic?
It is hydrophilic
Is acrylic acid hydrophilic or hydrophobic?
Hydrophilic
Is N-H hydrophobic or hydrophilic?
hydrophilic
Are fish scales hydrophilic or hydrophobic?
Hydrophilic
What is a wetted material?
hydrophilic materials hydrophilic materials
Is sucrose hydrophobic or hydrophilic?
sucrose is a sugar so it has several OH subgroups thus making it hydrophilic
What is the Hydrophilic end?
The terminal hydroxyl group of a steroid is hydrophilic.
What is both hydrophilic and hydrophobic?
What molecules are both hydrophilic and hydropobic.
