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Why do you think the non polar tails of phospholipids face away from the cell cytoplasm and the cells surroundings?
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∙ 7y ago
the non-polar hydrophobic tails help the cell membrane because during the formation they catalyze
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agothe hydrolific cell head is most exposed the wet surounding rather than the hydrophobic is on the inside of the cell and it is less exposed to the wet surounding
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∙ 7y agoThose tails are hydrophobic (water fearing) and the cell center has a lot of water.
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Which lipids are polar?
There are 4 classes of lipids. Neutral fats, phospholipids, steroids, and eicosanoids. Phospholipids are polar.
Because cells have a watery environment bothinside and outside the polar ends of the phospholipids in the plasma membrane from layer?
Because cells have a watery environment both inside and outsidethe polar ends of the phospholipids in the plasma membrane form layers?
Do phospholipids contain polar tails and nonpolar head groups?
The compound with both a non-polar tail and a polar head is called an amphiphilic molecule. An amphiphilic molecule can form micelles. These such micelles is how detergents dissolve dirt. A big example of micelles are phospholipids.
Are lipids water-soluble?
Phospholipids consist of a backbone of glycerol or sphingosine connected to fatty acids, a phosphate group, and other molecules that vary with the type of phospholipid. They are amphipathic, meaning that each of their molecules has a hydrophilic (water-loving) head and a long, hydrophobic (water-insoluble) tail. Thus, phospholipids can dissolve in both water and oil. Read more [related links]
What feature of phospholipids makes them polar?
Phospholipids have polar head and non-polar tails. Phospholipids help form cell barriers, like the cell membrane.
What part of the phospholipids are polar?
The head is polar
Which lipids are polar?
There are 4 classes of lipids. Neutral fats, phospholipids, steroids, and eicosanoids. Phospholipids are polar.
Because cells have a watery environment bothinside and outside the polar ends of the phospholipids in the plasma membrane from layer?
Because cells have a watery environment both inside and outsidethe polar ends of the phospholipids in the plasma membrane form layers?
What characteristics of phospholipid is important to their function?
they have a polar head and non-polar tails
What characteristics phospholipids is important to their function?
they have a polar head and non-polar tails
What are macromolecule with a polar glycerol head and 2 non-polar hydrophobic tails?
Phospholipids
What head of the phospholipids can interact with the internal environment of the cell?
pOLAR
What are lipids with polar heads and nonpolar tails called?
phospholipids
What has a polar head and two non polar tails and combine with proteins to make cell membrane?
Phospholipids :)
Tails of phospholipids that dont like water?
Phospholipids have a lipid tail. This is non-polar and therefore hydrophobic (water hating). The phosphate head is polar and hydrophilic (water-loving).
Where are the polar and non polar layers in the plasma membrane located?
the two fatty acid tails of the phospholipids are nonpolar, whereas the head is polar
What cell has a polar head and two non polar tails and combine proteins to make cell membranes?
Phospholipids :)
