Principles of Biology
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ISBN: 9781259875120
Author: Robert Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier Dr., Linda Graham Dr. Ph.D., Peter Stiling Dr. Ph.D.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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The cell membrane is formed from two types of molecules. These are phospholipids and proteins. The phospholipids are a type of lipid molecules that form a bilayer structure. This layer protects the cell from the external environment. All cell membrane contains lipids.
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Principles of Biology
Ch. 5.1 - Which of the following is not a characteristic of...Ch. 5.1 - Prob. 2TYKCh. 5.2 - In an animal cell, how can changes in lipid...Ch. 5.2 - Prob. 2CCCh. 5.2 - Prob. 1TYKCh. 5.2 - Which of the following changes would make a...Ch. 5.3 - Prob. 1BCCh. 5.3 - Prob. 1CCCh. 5.3 - Prob. 2BCCh. 5.3 - Prob. 2CC
Ch. 5.3 - Prob. 1TYKCh. 5.3 - Prob. 2TYKCh. 5.4 - Prob. 1CCCh. 5.4 - Prob. 1TYKCh. 5.4 - Prob. 2TYKCh. 5.5 - Prob. 1BCCh. 5.5 - Prob. 1TYKCh. 5.6 - Prob. 1CCCh. 5.6 - A form of endocytosis that involves the formation...Ch. 5.7 - Prob. 1CCCh. 5.7 - Prob. 2CCCh. 5.7 - Prob. 1BCCh. 5.7 - Anchoring junctions that adhere adjacent animal...Ch. 5 - Which of the following statements best describes...Ch. 5 - Which of the following events in a biological...Ch. 5 - Prob. 3TYCh. 5 - Carbohydrates of the plasma membrane are bonded to...Ch. 5 - Which of the following movements would not be an...Ch. 5 - Prob. 6TYCh. 5 - Prob. 7TYCh. 5 - What features of a membrane are a major...Ch. 5 - Prob. 9TYCh. 5 - Large particles can be brought into the cell by...Ch. 5 - With your textbook closed, draw and describe the...Ch. 5 - Describe two different ways that integral membrane...Ch. 5 - A principle of biology is that living organisms...Ch. 5 - Prob. 1CBQCh. 5 - With regard to bringing solutes into the cell...
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