Question

an analysis of a lipid shows that it is made up of two fatty acids and a phospate group, each bonded to a glycerol molecule. the molecule has. hydrophobic end and a hydrophillic end. based on this information , what conclusion can you draw regarding this lipid

Answer 1

the molecule has two fatty acids bound to a phosphate group. So it's a phospholipid. If you want confirmation, bilayers are formed of amphipathic molecules (one hydrophobic side and one hydrophilic side) so that helps too. :)

Answer 2

The correct answer will be- the lipid belongs to the phopsholipid class of the lipids and it forms the hydrophobic lipid bilayer present in the cells.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the given question, the structure of lipid has been explained with two fatty acids, a phosphate group both bonded to a glycerol molecule. This molecule resembles the structure of "phospholipids".

These phospholipids contain both hydrophilic (phosphate and glycerol head) as well hydrophobic (fatty acid tails) components in their structures which gets arranged in a way to form the plasma membrane. The structure they form is called a bilayer structure.

Thus, the answer is correct.