Suppose that plasma membranes were single layers of phospholipids rather than double layers, and the heads faced the extracellular fluid. The interior of this hypothetical cell would have to be

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A single layer of phospholipids with heads facing the extracellular fluid would expose the hydrophobic tails to the interior, requiring the interior to be hydrophobic and nonpolar to interact favorably with the tails.

Suppose That Plasma Membranes Were Single Layers of Phospholipids Rather