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Phospholipid heads are considered to by ______

because they attract water where as phospholipid tails are considered to be _______
because they rebel water and face inward.

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Answer:

hydrophilic/ hydrophobic

Step-by-step explanation:

Hydrophobic means to be attracted to water. Hydrophobic means to be against water. In a phospholipid bilayer, the heads point out to reach the water, but the tails stay in to stay away from the water.

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