Why do phospholipids form a bilayer in water?

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Answer 1
Answer: Each phospholipid has a hydrophobic (dislikes water) tail, and a hydrophilic (likes water) head. So when added to water, the phospholipids from a ring.

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The polar head of a phospholipid is made of _______ molecules. a. phosphate
b. protein
c. carbohydrate
d. fatty acid

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a. phosphate. The polar head of a phospholipid is negatively charged and is made up of phosphate molecules. This polar head region attracts water (hydrophilic) and is positioned outward to interact with water.

State four elements living things are made up of?

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The four elements that living things are made up of are oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen - these make up about 96% of our bodies.
Hydrogen, Oxygen, Carbon, Nitrogen are the four elements living things.

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20 different ___ ___ link together to form chains. A protein is composed of one or more of these ___ chains which are twisted and folded into a particular shape.

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Answer: Amino acids; peptide

Explanation:

20 different AMINO ACIDS link together to form chains. A protein is composed of one or more of these PEPTIDE chains which are twisted and folded into a particular shape.

There exists 20 amino acids capable of forming protein in the Human body. At least two amino acids are joined together by a peptide bond to form polypeptide chains that are then held together by hydrogen bonds in twisted alpha helical structures to form proteins.

Answer:Amino acid, polypeptide/polynucleotide chains

Explanation: Amino acids are usually the building blocks of protein hence,every protein is made up of one or more amino acids.

A protein consist of one or more polypeptide chain that is folded into a helix shape. This shape is to prevent the easy degradation of the components that makes up the polypeptide because it is water loving and can easy degrade.

Skin color is an ______ trait.

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it is a hereditary trait..
hereditary that is the answer

Through which conversion is energy released?a) ADP to ATP
b) ATP to ADP
c) NADP+ to NADPH
d) CO2 and H2O to C6H12O6 and O2

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Answer: B) ATP to ADP

This reaction is termed as ATP hydrolysis.

ATP ( adenosine triphosphate) conversion to ADP ( adenosine diphosphate) is an energy producing reaction ( exothermic reaction). ATP contains high energy bonds called phosphoanhydride bonds. Thus, when this bond is broken down, ATP is converted to ADP and Pi ( inorganic phosphate) and  releases large amount of energy.

The answer is b) ATP to ADP. This is a method for our body to provide energy for reactions. While other three forms are energy absorbing which can conserve energy for our body.

An indirect measurement of the speed of molecules is _____. temperature friction energy

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Answer: temperature

Temperature is a degree of hotness or coldness measured on a definite scale on an instrument called as thermometer. It actually measures the kinetic energy of randomly moving particles or molecules of air in an atmosphere, living system or entity under study in a constant speed.

An indirect measurement of the speed of molecules is temperature. It can be measured with a thermometer.