Question
The ____ quality of phospholipids makes them especially well suited as the major component of biological membranes.
Answer
The amphipathic quality of phospholipids makes them especially well suited as the major component of biological membranes.
Note: When forming bilayer membranes, the polar heads of phospholipids are able to face toward the watery environment within and outside the cell, while the tails create a nonpolar inner layer within the membrane, creating a barrier to polar molecules that allows the regulation of their passage in and out of the cell.
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