In a lipid bilayer, __________ fatty acid tails face each other within the bilayer and form a region that excludes water

a. hypertonic
b. hyperosmotic
c. hypotonic
d. hydrophilic
e. hydrophobic


e

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The Chi-square test involves a statistical comparison between measured (observed) and predicted (expected) values. One generally determines degrees of freedom as ________

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