Structure + Function

• Structure


  . Phospholipid bilayer

  . Hydrophilic phosphate group (likes water).

  . Hydrophobic fatty acid tail (repels water)

  2 Phospholipid join together with their fatty acid tails facing eachother to form a Phospholipid bilayer
• Function


  . Controls what enters and leaves the cell

  . Allows change in shape

  . Chemical reactions

  . Isolates oorganelles