Understanding:
1.3.U1: Phospholipids form bilayers in water due to the amphipathic properties of phospholipid molecules. [Amphipathic phospholipids have hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties.]
Objectives:
1.3.U1: Phospholipids form bilayers in water due to the amphipathic properties of phospholipid molecules. [Amphipathic phospholipids have hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties.]
Objectives:
- Draw a simplified diagram of the structure of the phospholipid, including a phosphate-glycerol head and two fatty acid tails.
- Define hydrophilic and hydrophobic.
- Define amphipathic and outline the amphipathic properties of phospholipids.
- Explain why phospholipids form bilayers in water, with reference to hydrophilic phosphate heads and two hydrophobic hydrocarbon tails.