Phospholipids

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Phospholipids are polar molecules

Having a hydrophilic phosphate head and a hydrophobic tail of two fatty acids

This means that in an aqueuos environment phospholipid molecules form a bilayer within cell surface membranes

As a result barrier is formed between the inside and outside of the cell 

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Hydrophilic phosphate heads of a phospholipid molecule

Can help molecules to hold at the surface of the cell surface membrane

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Phospholipid structure

Allows them to form glycolipids by combining with carbohydrates within the cell surface membrane

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Glycolipids are 

Important to cell recognition