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The plasma membrane is a _____ bilayer. lipid phospholipid carbohydrate protein
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The plasma membrane is a _____ bilayer.

lipid
phospholipid
carbohydrate
protein

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The plasma membrane is a phospolipid bilayer.

The reason why we call it a phospholipid bilayer is because it's created exactly out of that - phosphobilipids :)

Phosphorous (chemical element) + bi (means two) + lipid (means fat)
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