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Which statement describes the phospholipid bilayer that makes up a cell membrane?

A) The hydrophobic heads point into and out of the cell, while the hydrophilic tails form a layer between the heads.

B)The hydrophobic tails point into and out of the cell, while the hydrophilic heads form a layer between the tails.

C)The hydrophilic heads point into and out of the cell, while the hydrophobic tails form a layer between the heads.

D)The hydrophilic tails point into and out of the cell, while the hydrophobic heads form a layer between the tails.

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User Dusan Dimitrijevic
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Answer:

d

Explanation:

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User Aleks Shenshin
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Answer:

Option D

Explanation:

The phospholipid bilayer that makes up a cell membrane comprises of two essential parts a) Water loving part or the hydrophilic part which points outwards towards cytoplasm and b) Water hating part of hydrophobic part which point towards the interior of the membrane, and is sandwiched between two layers of hydrophilic heads

Hence, option D is correct

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