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What part of a phospholipid is not attracted to water?
The hydrophobic tails of a phospholipid are not attracted to water. This is because they are made up of fatty acid chains that are nonpolar and prefer to interact with other nonpolar molecules, avoiding water.
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.
What part of phospholipid molecule would reject the polar molecule glucose?
The fatty acid tails of the phospholipid molecule would reject the polar molecule glucose, as the tails are nonpolar and hydrophobic in nature. Glucose is hydrophilic and would not be compatible with the hydrophobic environment created by the fatty acid tails.
Which part of a phospolipid molecule is hydrophobic?
The lipid tails of a phospholipid molecule are hydrophobic, as they consist of nonpolar fatty acid chains that repel water.
Are all portions of a phospholipid molecue found in a membrane classified as nonpolar?
No the phosphate group is polar.
How do Phospholipid interact with water?
Phospholipids do not interact with water, because water is polar and lipids are nonpolar.
Where do the polar and nonpolar parts of a phospholipid face?
The polar head of a phospholipid faces the aqueous environment while the nonpolar tails are oriented towards the interior of the membrane to shield themselves from water. This dual arrangement allows phospholipids to form stable bilayers in cell membranes.
The phosphate groups are the polar part of the phospholipid because they are?
charged
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 has a nonpolar head and a polar tail?
A phospholipid molecule has a nonpolar head (hydrophobic) and a polar tail (hydrophilic). This unique structure allows phospholipids to form the bilayer structure found in cell membranes.
