Phospholipids form bilayers because they have

  1. hydrophilic heads and hydrophobic tails
  2. only hydrophobic regions
  3. only hydrophilic regions
  4. glycosidic bonds
Answer

A) hydrophilic heads and hydrophobic tails

Heads face water; tails face inward. AS & A Level Biology · Topic 2 Biological Molecules · 2.2 Carbohydrates and lipids

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