Inquiry into Life
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Chapter 4.1, Problem 1A
In the fluid-mosaic model, the fluid properties are associated with the nature of the and the mosaic pattern is established by the .
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b. phospholipids; embedded proteins
c. embedded proteins; cholesterol
d. phospholipids; nucleic acids
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What does the fluid part of the fluid mosaic model represent?
a. Constant movement of the hydrophilic tails in the interior of the membrane
b. The thin layer of water that is sandwitched between the to layers of lipids
c. Lipid molecules, which freely move among other lipids within the same half of the bilayer
d. Free movement of cholesterol molecules within the membrane
In the fluid-mosaic model, the fluid properties are associated withthe nature of the ______, and the mosaic pattern is established bythe _______.a. nucleic acids; phospholipidsb. phospholipids; embedded proteinsc. embedded proteins; cholesterold. phospholipids; nucleic acids
Discuss the physical properties of a membrane, the movement of its phospholipids and proteins– explain the fluid mosaic model.
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