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What is the result of membrane structure?

  • Permeability only to water
  • Non-selective permeability
  • Complete impermeability
  • Selective permeability (correct)

    • What is the key concept of membrane structure and function?

  • Membranes consist only of proteins with no lipid component
  • Membranes are fluid mosaics of lipids and proteins (correct)
  • Membranes are impermeable barriers
  • Membranes are rigid structures of carbohydrates and nucleic acids

    • What is the characteristic of passive transport across a membrane?

  • It only happens with the help of transport proteins
  • It requires a constant energy supply
  • It occurs with no energy investment (correct)
  • It moves substances against their gradients

    • How does active transport differ from passive transport?

    <p>It uses energy to move solutes against their gradients</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What acts as a 'fluidity buffer' for the membrane, maintaining membrane fluidity in response to temperature changes?

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

    What did Frye and Edidin's experiment show about membrane proteins?

    <p>They move sideways within the plasma membrane</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do unsaturated hydrocarbon tails do to membrane fluidity?

    <p>Enhance membrane fluidity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do saturated hydrocarbon tails do to membrane viscosity?

    <p>Increase membrane viscosity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do fish living in extreme cold have a high proportion of in their membranes to remain fluid?

    <p>Unsaturated hydrocarbon tails</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do bacteria and archaea in thermal hot springs have in their membranes to prevent excessive fluidity at high temperatures?

    <p>Unusual lipids</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can organisms do in response to changing temperatures?

    <p>Change the lipid composition of their cell membranes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do the membranes of plants that tolerate extreme cold do to prevent solidification during winter?

    <p>Increase the percentage of unsaturated phospholipids</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What determines most of the membrane's functions and is a collage of different proteins embedded in the fluid matrix of the lipid bilayer?

    <p>Membrane proteins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do plants have low levels of and related steroid lipids buffer membrane fluidity in plant cells?

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

    What does cholesterol do at moderate temperatures?

    <p>Reduces membrane fluidity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What affects permeability and the movement of membrane proteins?

    <p>Membrane fluidity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which function is NOT associated with membrane proteins?

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

    What is the role of CD4 protein in relation to the HIV virus?

    <p>It helps the HIV virus infect immune cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What genetic factor contributes to HIV resistance in certain individuals?

    <p>Presence of the CCR5 gene</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of Maraviroc in HIV treatment?

    <p>It blocks the CCR5 protein and HIV entry</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do cells recognize other cells?

    <p>By binding to molecules on the extracellular surface of the plasma membrane</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of cell-cell recognition?

    <p>Crucial for the functioning of an organism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the genetic basis for HIV resistance in certain individuals?

    <p>Absence of CCR5 on the surface of resistant individuals' cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of membrane proteins in the development of tissues and organs in an animal embryo?

    <p>They help in the sorting of cells into tissues and organs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do membrane proteins of adjacent cells contribute to cell binding?

    <p>They hook together in various kinds of junctions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of membrane proteins in coordinating extracellular and intracellular changes?

    <p>They bind to ECM molecules and transmit signals into the cell</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are membrane carbohydrates typically attached to, forming glycolipids or glycoproteins?

    <p>Lipids or proteins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do the diversity and location of membrane carbohydrates function as?

    <p>Markers distinguishing one cell from another</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which variation in glycoproteins on the surface of red blood cells reflects human blood types A, B, AB, and O?

    <p>Carbohydrate part</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What gives rise to membrane sidedness?

    <p>Asymmetrical arrangement of proteins, lipids, and associated carbohydrates</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do membranes exhibit, allowing some substances to cross more easily than others?

    <p>Selective permeability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where are membrane components, including secretory proteins, membrane proteins, and lipids, synthesized?

    <p>Endoplasmic reticulum (ER)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to glycoproteins in the Golgi apparatus?

    <p>Undergo further carbohydrate modification</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What occurs to lipids in the Golgi apparatus to become glycolipids?

    <p>Acquire carbohydrates</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where are glycoproteins, glycolipids, and secretory proteins transported to from the Golgi apparatus?

    <p>Plasma membrane</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where are carbohydrates positioned on membrane components at the plasma membrane?

    <p>Extracellular face</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do cell membranes selectively regulate the exchange of with the extracellular fluid?

    <p>Sugars, amino acids, nutrients, gases, and inorganic ions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What allows nonpolar molecules to cross easily, while proteins in the membrane regulate the transport of ions and polar molecules?

    <p>The lipid bilayer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the main components of cellular membranes?

    <p>Phospholipids, proteins, and carbohydrates</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of molecules are phospholipids?

    <p>Amphipathic with hydrophilic heads and hydrophobic tails</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the fluid mosaic model depict the membrane as?

    <p>A mosaic of protein molecules in a fluid bilayer of phospholipids</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What allows for rapid sideways movement of phospholipids in membranes?

    <p>Hydrophobic interactions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What factor influences the fluidity of membranes?

    <p>Lipid composition and temperature</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is involved in the passive transport of small molecules through the membrane?

    <p>Transport proteins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does bulk transport of large molecules occur through the membrane?

    <p>Exocytosis and endocytosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is required for active transport of small molecules across the membrane?

    <p>Energy and transport proteins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What contributes to the structure and function of the plasma membrane?

    <p>Fibers of the extracellular matrix, glycoproteins, glycolipids, and cholesterol</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is continually being refined as new research emerges?

    <p>The arrangement of molecules in the plasma membrane</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is crucial for the function of membranes?

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

    What kind of movement can membrane proteins undergo within the membrane?

    <p>Directed movement driven by motor proteins, as well as random drift</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main factor that contributes to the selective permeability of cellular membranes?

    <p>The arrangement of phospholipids and proteins in the membrane</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of transport uses energy to move solutes against their gradients across the membrane?

    <p>Active transport</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What process involves the bulk transport of materials out of the cell?

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

    What is a recommended study tip for understanding membrane structure and function?

    <p>Creating a visual study guide illustrating the phospholipid bilayer and membrane proteins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What contributes to the fluid mosaic structure of cellular membranes?

    <p>Phospholipids, proteins, and carbohydrates</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of molecules are phospholipids?

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

    What allows for rapid sideways movement of phospholipids in membranes?

    <p>Hydrophobic interactions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What influences the fluidity of membranes?

    <p>Lipid composition and temperature</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does bulk transport of large molecules occur through the membrane?

    <p>Exocytosis and endocytosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of cholesterol in membrane fluidity?

    <p>Affects fluidity differently at various temperatures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is involved in the passive transport of small molecules through the membrane?

    <p>Transport proteins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is required for active transport of small molecules across the membrane?

    <p>Energy and transport proteins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the plasma membrane consist of, contributing to its structure and function?

    <p>Fibers of the extracellular matrix, glycoproteins, glycolipids, and cholesterol</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is crucial for the function of membranes?

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

    What do membrane proteins undergo within the membrane?

    <p>Directed movement driven by motor proteins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What gives rise to membrane sidedness?

    <p>The arrangement of molecules</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main function of membrane carbohydrates?

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

    What contributes to membrane sidedness?

    <p>Asymmetrical arrangement of proteins, lipids, and associated carbohydrates</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of the Golgi apparatus in membrane component modification?

    <p>Carbohydrate modification of glycoproteins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of vesicles in membrane biology?

    <p>Transport glycoproteins, glycolipids, and secretory proteins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do cell membranes selectively regulate the exchange of with the extracellular fluid?

    <p>Sugars, amino acids, nutrients, gases, and inorganic ions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What allows nonpolar molecules to cross easily, while proteins in the membrane regulate the transport of ions and polar molecules?

    <p>Lipid bilayer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the site of synthesis for membrane components, including secretory proteins, membrane proteins, and lipids?

    <p>Endoplasmic reticulum</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the fluid mosaic model related to in membrane biology?

    <p>Membrane structure and dynamics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of membrane proteins in the exchange between extracellular and intracellular environments?

    <p>Coordination of extracellular and intracellular changes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What contributes to the selective permeability of membranes?

    <p>Asymmetrical arrangement of proteins, lipids, and associated carbohydrates</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the lipid bilayer in membrane biology?

    <p>Selective permeability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the location of membrane carbohydrates, forming glycolipids or glycoproteins?

    <p>Outside the lipid bilayer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of CD4 protein on the surface of immune cells in relation to the HIV virus?

    <p>It helps the HIV virus infect these cells, leading to AIDS.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the genetic basis for HIV resistance in certain individuals?

    <p>Presence of a unique form of the CCR5 gene.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which drug was approved for HIV treatment in 2007 by blocking the CCR5 protein and HIV entry?

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

    What is the importance of cell-cell recognition?

    <p>Crucial for the functioning of an organism and the ability of cells to distinguish one type of neighboring cell from another.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what way do membrane proteins of adjacent cells contribute to cell binding?

    <p>By forming various kinds of junctions, such as gap junctions or tight junctions, providing long-lasting binding.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the fluid mosaic model depict the membrane as?

    <p>A collage of different proteins embedded in the fluid matrix of the lipid bilayer.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of Maraviroc in HIV treatment?

    <p>Blocking the CCR5 protein and HIV entry.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of membrane proteins in coordinating extracellular and intracellular changes?

    <p>By binding to ECM molecules and transmitting signals into the cell.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the absence of CCR5 on the surface of resistant individuals' cells contribute to?

    <p>Preventing the HIV virus from entering cells and leading to the development of HIV treatment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What genetic factor contributes to HIV resistance in certain individuals?

    <p>Unusual form of the CCR5 gene.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of cell-cell recognition?

    <p>Important for the sorting of cells into tissues and organs in an animal embryo and for the rejection of foreign cells by the immune system.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What effect do unsaturated hydrocarbon tails have on membrane fluidity?

    <p>Enhance membrane fluidity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of cholesterol in membrane fluidity at moderate temperatures?

    <p>Reduces membrane fluidity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of cholesterol in the membrane?

    <p>Acts as a 'fluidity buffer'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Frye and Edidin's experiment demonstrate about membrane proteins?

    <p>They move sideways within the plasma membrane</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do fish living in extreme cold have in their membranes to remain fluid?

    <p>High proportion of unsaturated hydrocarbon tails</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do bacteria and archaea in thermal hot springs prevent excessive fluidity at high temperatures?

    <p>They have membranes with unusual lipids</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do plants with low levels of cholesterol use to buffer membrane fluidity?

    <p>Related steroid lipids</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do organisms do in response to changing temperatures?

    <p>Change the lipid composition of their cell membranes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main factor influencing membrane fluidity?

    <p>Lipid composition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary determinant of membrane functions?

    <p>Membrane proteins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do membranes of plants that tolerate extreme cold increase in autumn to prevent solidification during winter?

    <p>Percentage of unsaturated phospholipids</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect of saturated hydrocarbon tails on membrane viscosity?

    <p>Increase membrane viscosity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Cellular Membranes and Membrane Fluidity

    • Cellular membranes consist of phospholipids, proteins, and carbohydrates, forming a fluid mosaic structure.
    • Phospholipids are amphipathic molecules with hydrophilic heads and hydrophobic tails, creating a stable boundary between aqueous compartments.
    • Membrane proteins are amphipathic and can reside in the phospholipid bilayer with their hydrophilic regions protruding.
    • The fluid mosaic model depicts the membrane as a mosaic of protein molecules in a fluid bilayer of phospholipids, with specific lipid rafts in long-lasting, specialized patches.
    • Membranes are not static and are held together by hydrophobic interactions, allowing for rapid sideways movement of phospholipids and slower movement of proteins.
    • The fluidity of membranes depends on lipid composition and temperature, with unsaturated hydrocarbon tails making the membrane more fluid, and cholesterol affecting fluidity differently at various temperatures.
    • Passive transport of small molecules through the membrane may involve transport proteins, while bulk transport of large molecules can occur through exocytosis and endocytosis.
    • Active transport of small molecules requires energy and transport proteins for movement across the membrane.
    • The plasma membrane consists of fibers of the extracellular matrix, glycoproteins, glycolipids, and cholesterol, contributing to its structure and function.
    • The arrangement of molecules in the plasma membrane is a current model that is continually being refined as new research emerges.
    • The fluidity of membranes is crucial for their function, and it is influenced by lipid composition, temperature, and the presence of cholesterol.
    • Membrane proteins can undergo directed movement driven by motor proteins, as well as random drift within the membrane.

    Membrane Structure and Function

    • Membrane carbohydrates are short, branched chains of fewer than 15 sugar units attached to lipids or proteins, forming glycolipids or glycoproteins.
    • The diversity and location of membrane carbohydrates function as markers distinguishing one cell from another.
    • The human blood types A, B, AB, and O reflect variation in the carbohydrate part of glycoproteins on the surface of red blood cells.
    • Membranes have distinct inside and outside faces, with different lipid composition and directional orientation of proteins.
    • Membrane sidedness arises from the asymmetrical arrangement of proteins, lipids, and associated carbohydrates during membrane building.
    • Membranes exhibit selective permeability, allowing some substances to cross more easily than others.
    • Small molecules and ions move across the plasma membrane in both directions, regulated by the fluid mosaic model.
    • Membrane components, including secretory proteins, membrane proteins, and lipids, are synthesized in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and transported to the Golgi apparatus.
    • In the Golgi apparatus, glycoproteins undergo further carbohydrate modification, and lipids acquire carbohydrates to become glycolipids.
    • Vesicles transport glycoproteins, glycolipids, and secretory proteins to the plasma membrane, where carbohydrates are positioned on the extracellular face.
    • Cell membranes selectively regulate the exchange of sugars, amino acids, nutrients, gases, and inorganic ions with the extracellular fluid.
    • The lipid bilayer allows nonpolar molecules to cross easily, while proteins in the membrane regulate the transport of ions and polar molecules.

    Membrane Fluidity and Evolution of Membrane Lipid Composition

    • Cholesterol acts as a "fluidity buffer" for the membrane, maintaining membrane fluidity in response to temperature changes.
    • Plants have low levels of cholesterol, and related steroid lipids buffer membrane fluidity in plant cells.
    • Frye and Edidin's experiment showed that membrane proteins move sideways within the plasma membrane.
    • Unsaturated hydrocarbon tails enhance membrane fluidity, while saturated hydrocarbon tails increase membrane viscosity.
    • Cholesterol reduces membrane fluidity at moderate temperatures but hinders solidification at low temperatures.
    • Membrane fluidity affects permeability and the movement of membrane proteins.
    • Organisms have evolved different membrane lipid compositions to maintain appropriate membrane fluidity in specific environmental conditions.
    • Fish living in extreme cold have membranes with a high proportion of unsaturated hydrocarbon tails to remain fluid.
    • Bacteria and archaea in thermal hot springs have membranes with unusual lipids to prevent excessive fluidity at high temperatures.
    • Organisms can change the lipid composition of their cell membranes in response to changing temperatures.
    • Membranes of plants that tolerate extreme cold, like winter wheat, increase the percentage of unsaturated phospholipids in autumn to prevent solidification during winter.
    • Membrane proteins determine most of the membrane's functions and are a collage of different proteins embedded in the fluid matrix of the lipid bilayer.

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