Phospholipids

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    • What are phospholipids similar to?
      triglycerides
    • what are triglycerides similar to?
      phospholipids
    • Are the lipids found in cell membranes triglycerides?
      NO
    • What are the lipids found in cell membranes?
      PHOSPHOLIPIDS
    • What makes phospholipids different from triglycerides?
      in phospholipids, one of the fatty acid molecules is replaced by a phosphate group
    • is the phosphate group hydrophobic or hydrophilic?

      hydrophilic
    • what does hydrophobic mean?
      repel water molecules
    • what does hydrophilic mean?
      attracts water
    • in phospholipids are the fatty acid tails hydrophilic or hydrophobic?
      hydrophobic
    • what do the structures of lipids relate to?
      their functions