Question

Phospholipids can form all the following structures in a water environment except? a)chloroplasts b) bilayers c) Chromosomes d) Endoplasmic reticulum e) nuclear membrane

Answer 1

Question:

Phospholipids can form all the following structures in a water environment except?

c) Chromosomes

Explanation:

The membrane of chloroplast and endoplasmic reticulum is made up of lipid where phospholipid is a important part. The nuclear membrane is also made up of lipid where phospholipid is a important part. So, in a water environment phospholipid can form chloroplasts, endoplasmic reticulum and nuclear membrane.

Phospholipids are amphiphilic in nature, i.e., it contain a hydrophilic head group and hydrophobic tail. This characters of phospholipid leads to form a lipid bilyer in water environment.

But chromosome is made up of DNA and proteins, no phospholipid is involved in the structure of chromosome. Thus, phospholipid can't form Chromosomes not only in water environment but also in any environment.