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Draw and label a phospholipid bilayer. Include the terms: polar head, non-polar tail, hydrophobic and hydrophilic.

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The polar heads (red) are hydrophilic (They interact with the cell cytoplasm and the medium).

The non-polar tail (yellow) are hidrophobic (that is why they are disposed to the inside of the bilayer).

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