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Which of the following is a feature of all biological membranes?
Which of the following is a feature of all biological membranes?
- Self-healing properties: Inability to repair damage and seal breaches
- Permeability: Ability to flow freely without any restrictions
- Rigidity: Inability to change shape without losing integrity or becoming leaky
- Compartmentalization: Inability to separate different cellular components (correct)
What is the role of cholesterol in the cell membrane?
What is the role of cholesterol in the cell membrane?
- To prevent the formation of lipid bilayers
- To decrease membrane fluidity
- To act as a fluidity buffer (correct)
- To increase membrane rigidity
What determines the structure and flexibility of the lipid bilayer?
What determines the structure and flexibility of the lipid bilayer?
- Cellular pH
- Protein composition
- Temperature (correct)
- DNA sequence
Which technique was used to visualize the phospholipids in the lipid bilayer?
Which technique was used to visualize the phospholipids in the lipid bilayer?
What is the function of vesicles in the cell membrane?
What is the function of vesicles in the cell membrane?
When did researchers first recognize the ability of lipid molecules to diffuse freely within lipid bilayers?
When did researchers first recognize the ability of lipid molecules to diffuse freely within lipid bilayers?
Which type of membrane is commonly used as model membranes in experimental studies?
Which type of membrane is commonly used as model membranes in experimental studies?
What is the process called when a lipid bilayer changes from a liquid state to a two-dimensional rigid crystalline state?
What is the process called when a lipid bilayer changes from a liquid state to a two-dimensional rigid crystalline state?
Which of the following is NOT a factor that affects the fluidity of a lipid bilayer?
Which of the following is NOT a factor that affects the fluidity of a lipid bilayer?
What is the term for the movement of phospholipids within the lipid bilayer?
What is the term for the movement of phospholipids within the lipid bilayer?
What is the process called when lipids flip from one side of the lipid bilayer to the other?
What is the process called when lipids flip from one side of the lipid bilayer to the other?
What type of microscopy technique is used to demonstrate lateral diffusion in membranes?
What type of microscopy technique is used to demonstrate lateral diffusion in membranes?
Which of the following is a common function of the extracellular matrix (ECM)?
Which of the following is a common function of the extracellular matrix (ECM)?
What is the role of fibroblasts in the ECM?
What is the role of fibroblasts in the ECM?
Which type of connective tissue consists of collagen fibers and bone mineral?
Which type of connective tissue consists of collagen fibers and bone mineral?
What is the main function of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) in the ECM?
What is the main function of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) in the ECM?
Which class of macromolecules in the ECM is rich in proline and glycine amino acids?
Which class of macromolecules in the ECM is rich in proline and glycine amino acids?
What are collagen fibrils?
What are collagen fibrils?
Which protein is responsible for giving tissues their elasticity, such as skin, blood vessels, and lungs?
Which protein is responsible for giving tissues their elasticity, such as skin, blood vessels, and lungs?
What type of bonds join the molecules of elastin together to generate a cross-linked network?
What type of bonds join the molecules of elastin together to generate a cross-linked network?
Which protein plays an important role in tissue repair, regulating cell attachment and motility, and embryogenesis?
Which protein plays an important role in tissue repair, regulating cell attachment and motility, and embryogenesis?
What is the primary organizer of the sheet structure of the basal lamina?
What is the primary organizer of the sheet structure of the basal lamina?
Which family of transmembrane proteins facilitate cell adhesion and mediate cellular signals?
Which family of transmembrane proteins facilitate cell adhesion and mediate cellular signals?
Which type of bonds hold the three long polypeptide chains of laminin together?
Which type of bonds hold the three long polypeptide chains of laminin together?
Which state is the lipid bilayer in at low temperatures?
Which state is the lipid bilayer in at low temperatures?
What effect do unsaturated fatty acids have on the melting point of the lipid bilayer?
What effect do unsaturated fatty acids have on the melting point of the lipid bilayer?
What effect does cholesterol have on the fluidity of the membrane at high temperatures?
What effect does cholesterol have on the fluidity of the membrane at high temperatures?
What is the role of cis-double bonds in membrane phospholipids?
What is the role of cis-double bonds in membrane phospholipids?
What is the function of cholesterol in the lipid bilayer?
What is the function of cholesterol in the lipid bilayer?
What effect does a shorter hydrocarbon chain have on the fluidity of the membrane at lower temperatures?
What effect does a shorter hydrocarbon chain have on the fluidity of the membrane at lower temperatures?
