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Human Biology (MindTap Course List)

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305112100

Author:Cecie Starr, Beverly McMillan

Publisher:Cecie Starr, Beverly McMillan

Chapter3: Cells And How They Work

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Problem 3SQ: Cell membranes consist mainly of a _________. a. carbohydrate bilayer and proteins b. protein...

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The tails of the phospholipids of the plasma membrane are composed of _____ and are _____? a. phosphate groups; hydrophobic b. fatty acid groups; hydrophilic c. phosphate groups; hydrophilic d. fatty acid groups; hydrophobic
Cell membranes consist mainly of a _________. a. carbohydrate bilayer and proteins b. protein bilayer and phospholipids c. phospholipid bilayer and proteins
Assign a function(s) to the following cellular structures: a. plasma membrane b. mitochondrion c. nucleus d. ribosome
Most of a membranes diverse functions are carried out by ________ . a. proteins c. nucleic acids b. phospholipids d. hormones
Cholesterol is abundant in the plasma membrane. Would you expect cholesterol to flipbetween the two leaflets of the membrane faster than phospholipids, or slower, or atthe same rate?
The term _______________ is used to describe the viscosityof a membrane.
details of the phospholipids of plasma membrane are composed of ___ and are _____?
Why do phospholipids tend to spontaneously orientthemselves into something resembling a membrane?
Which plasma membrane component can be eitherfound on its surface or embedded in the membranestructure?a. proteinb. cholesterolc. carbohydrated. phospholipid
What happens if plasma membrane fails to maintain optimal fluidity?• Describe structure/function of lipid rafts
in your own words, describe what would haooeb to the phospholipids f the plasma membrane in animals cells if cholesterol was not rpesent and the cell was expoed to extremely low temperatures?
What can change the fluidity and viscosityof the plasma membrane?