5.3 fats- phospholipids

Question 1

why are phospholipids important?

Answer 1

part of cell membranes

Question 2

what is a phospholipid made of>

Answer 2

glycerol + 2 fatty acids + phosphate group (with a negative charge) + other small charged/ polar molecules

Question 3

phospholipids: hydrophobic, hydrophilic

Answer 3

hydrocarbon tails are hydrophobic and phosphate group head is hydrophilic

Question 4

so when phospholipids get in water,

Answer 4

they automatically form bilayers, shielding the hydrophobic