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Q.

Why tails of lipids in the membrane are towards inner part?

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a

Why tails of lipids in the membrane are towards inner part?

b

The tail has polar hydrocarbon and so is protected from aqueous environment

c

The non-polar or hydrophobic hydrocarbon tails of lipid, being on inner side ensures their protection from aqueous environment

d

The tail is hydrophilic so it tends to be located in the aqueous inner side of membrane

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

The lipid layer is the hydrophobic part of the cell membrane and the protein layer is the hydrophilic part. Thus, being immiscible in water, the lipid tails, which are basically hydrocarbon parts, arrange themselves in the inner side, to ensure that they do not come in contact with the surrounding aqueous environment.

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