Phospholipids form the main fabric of the plasma membrane. One feature of phosph
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Phospholipids form the main fabric of the plasma membrane. One feature of phospholipids is that when they are placed in an aqueous solution they will self-assemble into a are hydrophilic at one end (the phospholipid head) and hydrophobic at the other end (the phospholipid tails). Drag the labels to their appropriate locations in the figure. First drag labels to targets (a) and (b) to indicate whether these environments are hydrophilic or hydrophobic. Next, drag the phospholipid layers to targets (c) and (d) to indicate how they are oriented in the plasma membrane. Finally drag labels to targets (e), (f), and (g) to indicate which portions of the membrane protein are hydrophilic and which are HydrophobicExplanation / Answer
in both, cytoplasm and extracellular fluid contains water and protein, it's been difficult to say which one is hydrophobic and which one is hydrophilic. both are hydrophilic in nature.
plasma membrane is double layered. head region towards cytoplasm and extracellular matrix and tail region inside buried in double layer.
head region is hydrophilic in nature while tail is hydrophobic in nature.