Life: The Science of Biology
Life: The Science of Biology
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Author: David E. Sadava, David M. Hillis, H. Craig Heller, Sally D. Hacker
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The bacteria are prokaryotic organisms that are single-celled, and are found to exist as free-living and possess a microscopic size. The morphology is found to vary in the bacteria, where some of them are identified as individual organisms and the others…
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Bacteria are single-celled, tiny creatures that may enter healthy tissues and grow rapidly. Bacteria are microscopic organisms that are tiny and unicellular. These are members of the prokaryote kingdom. They live in water, air, soil, and all-natural envi…
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Chapter 3.4, Problem 1R
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The formation of a structure similar to the lipid bilayer of biological membrane after placing the phospholipids in a nonpolar solvent with a diagram.

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Every biological membrane consists of a lipid bilayer. A lipid bilayer is amphipathic in nature, which means that it consists of both the hydrophilic end and the hydrophobic end. The globular head structure is hydrophilic in nature, whereas the hydrocarbon chain is hydrophilic in nature.

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