According to the fluid mosaic model of membrane structure, proteins of the membrane are mostlya. spread in a continuous layer over the inner and outer surfaces of the membrane.b. confined to the hydrophobic interior of the membrane.c. embedded in a lipid bilayer.d. randomly oriented in the membrane, with no fixed inside-outside polarity.

Which of the following best describes the arrangement of the main component of the plasma membrane?

a. A monolayer of phospholipids with the phosphate heads facing the cytosol and the fatty acid tails facing the extracellular fluid

b. A bilayer of phospholipids with the phosphate heads facing the cytosol and extracellular fluid, and the fatty acid tails facing one another

c. A bilayer of phospholipids with the phosphate heads of one layer facing the fatty acid tails of the other

d. A bilayer of phospholipids with a layer of triglycerides sandwiched in the middle