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  • Compare and contact the structure and properties of triglycerides and phospholipids
    1. Both have ester bonds
    2. Both are insoluble in water
    3. Both have a glycerol molecule
    4. Fatty acids can be saturated or unsaturated
    5. Both contain C H O but phospholipids contain P
    6. Triglycerides have three fatty acids but phospholipids have two and a phosphate
    7. Triglycerides are only hydrophobic but phospholipids have hydrophobic tails and hydrophilic heads
    8. Phospholipids form bilayers but triglycerides don’t