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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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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Tira · Answer 1 · 2021-06-12T07:23:42+0000

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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