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select the true statements. phospholipid tails touch the cytoplasm insi…

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select the true statements. phospholipid tails touch the cytoplasm inside the cell. phospholipid heads touch the intracellular environment. phospholipid heads touch the extracellular environment. the cell membrane is made of two layers of phospholipids.

Explanation:

Brief Explanations

The cell - membrane is a phospholipid bilayer. Phospholipids have hydrophilic heads and hydrophobic tails. The hydrophilic heads face the intracellular and extracellular aqueous environments, while the hydrophobic tails face each other in the interior of the bilayer.

Answer:

  • Phospholipid heads touch the intracellular environment.
  • Phospholipid heads touch the extracellular environment.
  • The cell membrane is made of two layers of phospholipids.