Cell Membranes
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Which of the following is NOT a function of cell membranes?

  • Defining the perimeter of a cell
  • Participating in energy transduction (correct)
  • Serving as selectively permeable barriers
  • Allowing compartments to form inside a cell
  • What term is used to describe membrane lipid molecules?

  • Bilayer
  • Hydrophilic
  • Hydrophobic
  • Amphipathic (correct)
  • What happens when membrane phospholipids are placed in water?

  • They assemble into bilayers (correct)
  • They reseal if torn
  • They form closed junctions
  • They mediate cell-cell recognition
  • What do proteins do in cell membranes?

    <p>Mediate cell-cell recognition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do cell membranes participate in?

    <p>Energy transduction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a function of cell membranes?

    <p>Participating in energy transduction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term is used to describe the shape of membrane phospholipids?

    <p>Amphipathic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary role of proteins in cell membranes?

    <p>Mediating cell-cell recognition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens when membrane phospholipids are placed in water?

    <p>They form bilayers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do cell membranes participate in for energy transduction?

    <p>Ion and solute gradients</p> Signup and view all the answers

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