The polar end of a phospholipid contains a phosphate group bound to ____, while the nonpolar end contains ____

a. alcohols or amino acids; two fatty-acid tails
b. glycoproteins; one fatty-acid tail
c. two fatty-acid tails; sterols


d. variable proteins; cholesterol
e. water; choline


ANSWER: a

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