Question
Phospholipids contain a h____ tails.
Answer
Phospholipids contain a hydrophilic head and hydrophobic tails.
Hydrophilic = polar
Hydrophobic = nonpolar
Schematic of a phospholipid is shown below. It may use glycerol or sphingosine for the backbone
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