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-The driving force for the formation of membrane bilayers is/are the:
A)glycolipids
B)closed biomolecular sheets
C)lateral diffusion
D)integral
E)hydrophobic effect
F)acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin)
G)water
H)lipid raft
I)hydrophobic
J)ions
K)high
L)peripheral
M)low

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The hydrophobic effect, which is the tendency of nonpolar substances to aggregate in aqueous solutions and exclude water molecules, is the primary driving force for the formation of membrane bilayers. This effect causes the hydrophobic tails of phospholipids to face inward, away from water, while the hydrophilic heads face outward, interacting with water.

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