Suppose that plasma membranes were single layers of phospholipids with heads facing the external environment. The interior of this hypothetical cell would have to be:

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If the plasma membrane were a single layer with hydrophilic heads facing outwards, the interior would need to be hydrophobic and nonpolar to interact favorably with the hydrophobic tails of the phospholipids.

Suppose That Plasma Membranes Were Single Layers of Phospholipids with Heads