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the two fatty acid tails
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Is soap polar nonpolar?
Soap is actually both. It is similar to a phospholipid in that it has a polar head and a nonpolar tail.
Which part of the membrane prevents organisms from dissolving in water?
Nonpolar fatty acid chains.Non fatty acid chains
What best describe the tail of a phospholipid molecule?
Neutral charge, nonpolar, and hydrophobic.
A phospholipid molecule has a polar and a nonpolar end because of this water molecules form what kind of bond?
hydrogen bonds with the polar end of the phospholipid molecule
The phosphate group of a phospholipid?
The phosphate group of a phospholipid consist of which a. hydrophobic, b. hydrophilic, c. poloar, d. nonpolar, or e. both B and C
How do Phospholipid interact with water?
Phospholipids do not interact with water, because water is polar and lipids are nonpolar.
Are all portions of a phospholipid molecue found in a membrane classified as nonpolar?
No the phosphate group is polar.
The water soluble portion of a phospholipid is the polar head which generally consists of a glycerol molecule linked to a phosphate group?
No, you do not have that quite correct. A Phospholipid molecule has one end that is hydrophilic (is attracted to water) while the other end is hydrophobic (is repelled water but is attracted to fats).
What part of the cell membrane prevents the cell from dissolving in water?
Nonpolar Fatty acid chains
How does the structure of phospholipids linear molecules with a polar end and a nonpolar end relate to their function in the cell membrane?
Which is the effect of having the polar and nonpolar ends of phospholipid molecules oriented as they are in this illustration?
What part of phospholipid molecule would reject the polar molecule glucose?
The non-polar part (the hydrophobic tail of the phospholipid)
What part of the lipid likes water?
In general lipids are nonpolar molecule and water is polar and n'er the two shall mix. However, lipids can bond to something like a phosphate group which is polar and the phosphate group will face the water while the nonpolar hydrophobic tail will face away from the water.
