If You Mechanically Shook a Mixture of Phospholipids and Water

question 16

Multiple Choice

If you mechanically shook a mixture of phospholipids and water, what would you expect to see when you observe the solution using an electron microscope?

• A) The lipids and water will have separated into two distinct layers because the lipids are partially nonpolar.
• B) Some lipids will have formed tiny vesicles filled with water.
• C) All the lipids will have formed planar bilayer membranes.
• D) Most lipids will have completely dissolved in solution because they are partially polar.

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