The amphipathic property of phospholipids can be described as a
A) polar region that dissolves in water and a nonpolar region that repels water.
B) single polar region that is miscible in aqueous solution.
C) single nonpolar region that is not miscible in aqueous solution.
D) nonpolar region facing the outside and a polar region facing the inside of a cell.
E) nonpolar region that dissolves in water and a polar region that face one another.

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Phospholipids have a polar (hydrophilic) head that dissolves in water and a nonpolar (hydrophobic) tail that repels water, making them amphipathic.

The Amphipathic Property of Phospholipids Can Be Described as a