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A: The cell membrane is also known by the name of the plasma membrane. It is a biological membrane that…

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Q: Which of the following molecules is not capable of forming lipid bilayers? a. glycolipids b. wax…

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Q: ___ fatty acid chain length, as well as ___ the number of double bonds has the effect of increasing…

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Q: Which of the following membrane lipids is mainly structural? Phosphatidylthanolamine O All of the…

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Q: The cellular molecule shown below is a(n): CH2OH H H OH H CH2OH OH sugar. amino acid. O lipid.…

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Q: Explain the following statement: The structure of all biomembranes depends on the chemical…

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Q: Phospholipids are usually described as being able to diffuse freely through a lipid membrane.  What…

A: Phospholipids consist of two fatty acids, a phosphate group, and a glycerol molecule. Phosphate…

Q: True or False: In most cells, the lipid molecules that form the cell membrane bond to one another to…

A: Plasma membrane is present around the protoplasmic material and form a boundary like structure.…

Q: Phospholipids are always oriented so that their polar head faces the calcium ions A. True B. False

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Q: Phospholipids have two fatty acyl chains and can form spherical micells in the presence of water.…

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Q: The cells of plant seeds store oils in the form of droplets enclosed by membranes. Unlike the…

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Q: . Cholesterol is an integral part of plasma membranes.Based on its structure, where is it found in…

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Q: _________ region(s) of the protein will associate with the _________ head groups of membrane…

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Q: Draw ONE phospholipid with that type of tail.

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Q: Phospholipids are synthesized within the cytosolic half of the smooth ER membrane bilayer. true…

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Q: Which of the following serve as signaling molecules located along the membrane?     Glycolipids…

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Q: Why are phospholipids the main lipid component of membranes? A. these molecules can interact with…

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Q: Which lipid type is not an important structural component of the cell membrane structure?  a.…

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Q: A phospholipid in cell membrane is an amphiphilic molecule, meaning it has both a hydrophilic region…

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Q: Ceramides work in tandem with cholesterol and saturated fatty acids to give your skin water…

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Q: What property of phospholipids make them suitable for the formation of the double layer found in…

A: Given: Plasmamembrane is also called Plasmalemma/cell membrane.The membrae found in all cells that…

Q: Draw a palmitoyl ceramide with an ethanolamine head group

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Q: Phospholipids will spontaneously form bubbles of bi-layer when put into water. Why do they do this?…

A: Phospholipid amphipathic molecules of hydrophilic phosphate head and hydrophobic fatty acid tails.

Q: Cholesterol is an integral part of plasma membranes. Based on its structure, where is it found in…

A: Cholesterol, is a waxy, lipid composed of four fused carbon rings which is naturally produced and…

Q: The _________ region(s) of the protein will associate with the _________ fatty acid tails of…

A: Some proteins bind only to membrane surface and other have one region buried within the membrane.

Q: Define the three most common types of membrane lipids

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Q: Which of the following serve as signaling molecules located along the membrane? O phingolipids…

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Q: why oils are liquid at room temperature whereas fats are solid?

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Q: Phospholipid molecules were suspended in a mixture made up of water/oil. Describe the molecular…

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Q: List Six major functions of Membrane Proteins.

A: Membrane proteins are present on the surface of the plasma membrane of the cell. These proteins are…

Q: Which of the following protein structures most likely represents a transmembrane protein? A C D

A: As not every molecule is able to pass through cell membranes. To cross the membrane, the molecules…

Q: Phospholipids are an essential component of the phospholipid bilayer necessary to the cell. Which of…

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Q: Which of the following is a true statement?     Sphingolipids contain 2 hydrophobic, acyl chains…

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Q: Briefly explain how cell membranes work and use a simple diagram to aid your explanation. Refer…

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Q: Which one of the statements given below is INCORRECT? a) The three common types of membrane lipids…

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Q: A phospholipid ________.a. has both polar and nonpolar regionsb. is made up of a triglyceride bonded…

A: The organic compounds that are not soluble in water are called lipids.

Q: A) Briefly describe the basic structure of phospholipids and explain how they can provide an…

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Q: Explain why phospholipids (i.e. phosphoglycerides and sphingomyelins) are found in cell membrane but…

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Q: Draw a lipid bilayer containing any or all of the fatty acids in number one with the presence of…

A: The plasma cell membrane is barrier between extra cellular environment and the interior cytoplasm.…

Q: “Plasma membrane is described as protein iceberg in sea of lipids”. why ?

A: The plasma membrane of the cell is a network of lipids and proteins that forms the boundary between…

Q: main structural components of the lipid bilayer of all cell membranes?   A. Phospholipids   B. Waxes…

A: CELL MEMBRANE:- 1) Cell membrane is also called a plasma membrane or Plasmalemma. 2)The name plasma…

Q: The lipid bilayer is formed so that water dissolves the phospholipids. O fatty acids are saturated.…

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Q: Glycolipids are nonionic lipids that can orient themselves unto bilayers as phospholipids do. They…

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Q: Which of the following are proteins? O cholesterol O ion channels O phospholipids O glycolipids O…

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Q: Which of the following types of molecules can never move across the phospholipid bilayer of a cell…

A: Fluid mosaic model proposed by singer and Nicholson in 1972 says that the cell membrane structure…

Q: The plasma membrane is composed of a variety of lipid molecules. 1. Phosphatidylethanolamine 2.…

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Q: Which of the following choice/s will best complete the statement below: For bilayers that have a…

A: Saturated fat have all single bonds. Unsaturated fat have double bonds.