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Eukaryotic Cells

Question

Assertion: The phospholipids of cell membrane are amphipathic.
Reason: Each phospholipid molecule has a polar head and a non-polar tail with only one saturated hydrocarbon chain.

Moderate

A

Assertion and reason are correct and reason correctly explains the assertion.
B

Assertion and reason are correct and reason does not correctly explain the assertion.
C

Assertion is correct and reason is incorrect.
D

Both assertion and reason are incorrect.

Solution

The phospholipids of cell membrane are amphipathic as they have polar head towards the aqueous environment and non-polar hydrophobic tail with two saturated hydrocarbon chains towards the inner part and protected or unexposed to aqueous environment.

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