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1. Act as building blocks of the biological cell membranes in virtually all organisms
2. Participate in the transduction of biological signals across the membrane.
3. Act as efficient store of energy as with triglycerides.
4. Play an important role in the transportation of fat between gut and liver in mammalian digestion.
5. An important source of acetylcholine which is the most commonly occurring neurotransmitter substance occurring in mammals.
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What is the polar head of a phospholipid is made of molecules?
Phosphate molecules.
What type of molecules is the polar head of phospholipid made from?
phosphate
Where is cell membrane found in?
in the lipid bylayer between the phospholipid molecules
When phospholipid molecules are mixed with water they form small balloon structures called?
Liposomes
What makes phospholipid membranes good at keeping some molecules out?
They have both hydrophilic and hydrophobic regions
What general type of molecules is a phospholipid?
The head and tail is a phospholipid molecule
Is the polar head of a phospholipid made of molecules?
Phosphate molecules.
What molecules is the polar head of a phospholipid made of?
Phosphate molecules.
What is the polar head of a phospholipid is made of molecules?
Phosphate molecules.
Embedded in the phospholipid bilayer are?
Protein Molecules
What is formed by phospholipid molecules?
Cell membrane.
What is the primary property that enables phospholipid molecules to organize into bilayers?
amphipathic molecules
What is polar head of a phospholipid is made of?
Phosphate molecules.
What type of molecules is the polar head of phospholipid made from?
phosphate
What molecule is the polar head of a phospholipid made of?
Phosphate molecules.
What happen when a collection of phospholipid molecules are placed in water?
they form a bilayor
How do phospholipid molecules organize within a lipid bilayer?
Side-by-side
