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1. Made of structrues called phospholipids with a polar, hydrophobic head region and a non-polar hydrophillic region.

2. Formation of a bilayer.

3. Contains cholestero...

The lone pair of electrons on the amine are more available to accept a proton and act as a base. This is because in amides, the carbonyl (C=O) group is highly electronegative, so has a greater power to dr...

A hormone is a chemical messenger which travels in the blood.  Hormones cause other tissues and organs to either produce other hormones or carry out chemical reactions. Water-soluble hormones cause this b...

It is the TENDANCY of an atom to attract a PAIR of electrons in a COVALENT bond.

Many students become fixated on making their statement different and unique, often to the extent that they run the risk of seeming disingenuous or detracting from the core messages they wish to convey. Th...