Given below are two statements.
Statement -I : Major lipid is phospholipid in plasma membrane
Statement - II : Lipid molecule has a hydrophilic head and a hydrophobic tail
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

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Statement -I is correct and statement II is incorrect

Statement -I is incorrect and statement -II is correct

Statements I & II are correct

Statements I & II are incorrect

answer is A.

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The major lipids are phospholipids that are arranged in a bilayer. Also, the lipids are arranged within the membrane with the polar head towards the outer sides and the hydrophobic tails towards the inner part.This ensures that the nonpolar tail of saturated hydrocarbons is protected from the aqueous environment.

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