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A Phospholipid molecule has a head and the two tails are found where?
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the head are found at the inner and outer surfaces of the cell membrane while the tails are at the center or the middle of it
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How does the structure of a phospholipid molecule contribute to the way such molecules are organized in a cellular membrane?
I think that we must have the same textbook because I had the same exact answer. What I found on page 115 was that in each phospholipid molecule, there is a head which is hydrophilic (loves water) and the tails of the molecule are hydrophobic (hate water). The structure allows them to form boundaries between two watery environments. The membrane is a phospholipid bilayer and what happens is that the hydrophilic heads are facing the water, while the tails are on the other side meeting other tails, and the heads are duplicated on the bottom.
Why is a phospholipid both hydrophilic and hydrophobic?
They have both hydrophilic and hydrophobic heads. In a lipid bilayer, the hydrophilic head of the phospholipid faces the outside of the membrane while the hydrophobic head faces the the hydrophobic head of another phospholipid.
Glycerol and fatty acids corresponds with what?
Lipids.With two fatty acid tails, and a glycerol head, it is a phospholipid. If there is three tails, it is fat.
What is a phospholipid composed of by negative or positive heads or tails?
A non polar head and a polar tail
Which type of molecule forms the cell membrane?
The basic structure of cell membranes is a phospholipid bilayer. Phospholipids have a phosphate group (the head) and a lipid tail.
What general type of molecules is a phospholipid?
The head and tail is a phospholipid molecule
What is the characteristic the best describes the tail of a phospholipid molecule?
The tail of a phospholipid molecule is hydrophobic, while the head is hydrophilic.
How does the structure of a phospholipid molecule contribute to the way such molecules are organized in a cellular membrane?
I think that we must have the same textbook because I had the same exact answer. What I found on page 115 was that in each phospholipid molecule, there is a head which is hydrophilic (loves water) and the tails of the molecule are hydrophobic (hate water). The structure allows them to form boundaries between two watery environments. The membrane is a phospholipid bilayer and what happens is that the hydrophilic heads are facing the water, while the tails are on the other side meeting other tails, and the heads are duplicated on the bottom.
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 the parts of a phospholipid molecule?
Head and hydrophobic tail
What are the parts a phospholipid molecule?
Head and hydrophobic tail
What are parts of a phospholipid molecule?
Head and hydrophobic tail
A molecule with a polar head and two non polar tails?
Lipids, man!Could be the phospholipid bilayer of a cell membrane to be more specific.phospholipidSoap and detergent molecules have a polar head and nonpolar tail to help dissolve an dwash off dirt and oil.
What molecule is the polar head of a phospholipid made of?
Phosphate molecules.
What is a double walled with molecules that have hydrophobic tails and hydrophilic head?
Phospholipid Bilayer
What is a phospholipid composes of?
a head (phosphate group) and two tails (fatty acids)
How do you draw phospholipid?
It is known that phospholipd has a head and two tails. The head would be spherical, and the tails similar to those of spermatozoid but not so long and thin.
