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Which of these structures of the phospholipid bilayer is correctly matched with its property?(a) Phosphate head – hydrophobic(b) Phosphate head – hydrophilic(c) Lipid tail – hydrophilic(d) Lipid tail – PolarThis question was addressed to me in semester exam.I need to ask this question from Eukaryotic Cells and it’s Organelles in portion Cell : The Unit of Life of Biology – Class 11

Answer» RIGHT option is (b) Phosphate HEAD – hydrophilic

Easiest EXPLANATION: The cell MEMBRANE is a phospholipid bilayer in which the polar and hydrophilic phosphate head GROUPS face outwards, while the non-polar and hydrophilic lipid tails face each other.


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