Which is NOT true of plasma-membrane-bound carbohydrates? O They are found on the noncytosolic outer face of the plasma membrane. O They protect the plasma membrane from harsh conditions. O They prevent cell-cell adhesion. O They make up the glycocalyx or cell coat. O They are added to proteins within the lumen of ER or Golgi.

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A: The cell membrane is composed of a phospholipid bilayer.

Q: The melting point of a lipid bilayer of the lipid tails. O increases with increasing chain length,…

A: Lipid bilayer is formed of two layers of phospholipids present in such an arrangement that tails…

Q: Cholesterol-lipid microdomains are often referred to as membrane rafts.

A: True.

Q: Does glucose travel through the membrane? What about starch?

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Q: Which of the following components of the cell membrane is found exclusively in the outer layer of…

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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: What's Is the chemical composition of the lipid part of the Cell membrane? What is the most common…

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Q: If you shift cells from low temperature to high temperature, what lipid would you expect to increase…

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

A: Glycolipids are lipids with a carbohydrate attached by a glycosidic bond.

Q: Which of the named factors might induce bending of membranes? Select one: a. Cylindrically shaped…

A: C- Conically shaped proteins induce bending of membranes The options A,B,D do not  induce bending of…

Q: Which of the following is incorrect about the glycerophospholipids? a. They are not amphipathic Ob.…

A: Glycerophospholipids  are glycerol-based phospholipids

Q: in your own words, describe what would haooeb to the phospholipids f the plasma membrane in animals…

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Q: While holding your hand on your ribs, take a deep breath and observe how much your chest expands.…

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Q: Which is common to both glycogen and chitin?   They are both storage carbohydrates.   They are…

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Q: a. Is it a phospholipid or glycolipid? b. Is it a sphingomyelin or glycerophospholipid? How many…

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Q: Which of the following fatty acids, if incorporated into a typical eukaryotic membrane phospholipid,…

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Q: What are the forces that maintain structural integrity of biological membranes and Explain how each…

A: Cell membranes or biomembranes are quasi-fluid, elastic, pliable, and film-like thin partition over…

Q: Phospholipds are NOT completely hydrophilic because of The fatty acid tails The phosphate head The…

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Q: A group of C20 lipids that contain a five-membered ring with two long side chains. OA. sphingolipids…

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Q: A phospholipid bilayer with equal amounts of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids displays a…

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Q: Which portion of a glycerophospholipid molecule forms the interfacial region of a lipid bilayer? O…

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Q: A group of researchers were tasked to design and fabricate different synthetic cell membranes that…

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Q: Which lipids are selectively enriched on the outer leaflet of the plas membrane in a healthy cell? O…

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Q: Any literature on cholesterol content of plasma membrane in various human cells?

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Q: The individual glycerophospholipid molecules that aggregate become covalently linked to each other…

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Q: Sphingolipids differ from phosphoglycerides because? A. sphingolipids never have the phosphodiester…

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Q: Define the three most common types of membrane lipids

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Q: glycerophospholipids have a head ans two tails structure give the chemical identity of the head and…

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Q: of the following is incorrect about the sphingolipids? a. The backbone is sphingosine which has an…

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Q: How does the phospholipid bilayer of a liposome differ from the phospholipid bilayer of the plasma…

A: A phospholipid bilayer makes up the majority of cell membranes. This bilayer is made up of a…

Q: Plasma membranes contain many different types of lipid molecules. What are the three main types of…

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Q: It seems paradoxical that a lipid bilayer can be fluid yet asymmetrical. Explain.

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Q: Explain the affect on the structure and physical properties of a fatty acid when increasing the…

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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: How are the chemical properties of storage lipids and membrane lipids different? How does this…

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Q: Which of the following statements is true O Sphingomyelin posses phosphoryl serine in addition to…

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Q: Mention three proteoglycan that form he major component of connective tissue.

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Q: The kink in the second fatty acid attached to the phospholipid is due to the presence of double…

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

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Q: Which characteristic of a phospholipid contributes to thefluidity of the membrane?a. its headb.…

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Q: What advantage do unsaturated phospholipids have over saturated phospholipids in the lipid bilayer?

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Q: Compare and contrast proteoglycans, glycoproteins, and glycosaminoglycans. Cite examples for each

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Q: . Based on your observations, would you predict carbohydrates are hydrophilic or hydrophobic? Your…

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Q: None of the above Which of the following is amphipathic? O Phospholipids. O Integral proteins. O…

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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.

Q: Phospholipases act on which type of lipid? A. glycolipids B. triacylglycerols C.…

A: Lipids are complex fatty acids which are digested by enzymes.

Q: Which of the following lipid types is the least polar? A. Sphingolipids B. Gangliosides C.…

A: A wide range of chemically unique organic molecules known as biological lipids are either insoluble…