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cell membrane exit ticket phospholipids have two parts, a ____ head and a ____ tail, that helps allow membranes to be selectively permeable. hydrophobic, hydrophilic hydrophilic, hydrophobic non - polar, polar hydrocarbon, phosphate
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Phospholipids have a hydrophilic (water - loving) head due to the phosphate group which can interact with water, and a hydrophobic (water - fearing) tail made of fatty acid chains that avoid water. This structure is crucial for the selective permeability of cell membranes.
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B. Hydrophilic, Hydrophobic