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What are the 2 parts of a phospholipid? |
a hydrophilic polar head a hydrophobic non-polar tail |
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How are glycolipids structured? |
The same as phospholipids, except they have a carbohydrate chain instead of a hydrophilic head. |
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What does cholestrol do? |
-Adds structure and solidity to the cell membrane -Reduces permeability of the cell membrane |
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Where are peripheral proteins found? |
Outside of the membrane |
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Where are integral proteins found? |
Inside of the membrane |
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The fluidity of the plasma membrane can be compared to what food? |
olive oil. Having such fluidity allows our cells to flexible |
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What protein allows molecules or ions to cross freely through the plasma membrane? |
the channel proteins |
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Carrier proteins do what? |
Combine with a substance and helps move across the membrane. |
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Enzymatic proteins carry out what reactions? |
Metabolic reactions |
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The plasma membrane lets some things in but refuses others. This makes it... |
Semi-permeable |
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Molecules that can cross them plasma membrane are... |
-non-charged molecules -small polar molecules |
