Cellular Membranes and Transport

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Which lipid is the most abundant in the plasma membrane?

Steroids

Phospholipids (correct)

Glycolipids

Cholesterol

According to the fluid mosaic model, a membrane is a fluid structure with a 'mosaic' of various _______ embedded in it.

Carbohydrates

Nucleic acids

Proteins (correct)

Lipids

What is the function of the plasma membrane?

To store genetic information

To produce energy

To separate the living cell from its surroundings (correct)

To control the movement of water

Which term describes the property of the plasma membrane that allows some substances to cross it more easily than others?

Selective permeability Signup and view all the answers

What is the main lipid component of the plasma membrane?

Phospholipids Signup and view all the answers

Which term describes the property of the plasma membrane that allows some substances to cross it more easily than others?

Selective permeability Signup and view all the answers

According to the fluid mosaic model, a membrane is a fluid structure with a 'mosaic' of various _______ embedded in it.

Proteins Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of the plasma membrane?

Selective transport Signup and view all the answers

What is the most abundant lipid in the plasma membrane?

Phospholipids Signup and view all the answers

Which model states that a membrane is a fluid structure with a 'mosaic' of various proteins embedded in it?

Fluid mosaic model Signup and view all the answers

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Which lipid is the most abundant in the plasma membrane?

According to the fluid mosaic model, a membrane is a fluid structure with a 'mosaic' of various _______ embedded in it.

What is the function of the plasma membrane?

Which term describes the property of the plasma membrane that allows some substances to cross it more easily than others?

What is the main lipid component of the plasma membrane?

Which term describes the property of the plasma membrane that allows some substances to cross it more easily than others?

According to the fluid mosaic model, a membrane is a fluid structure with a 'mosaic' of various _______ embedded in it.

What is the main function of the plasma membrane?

What is the most abundant lipid in the plasma membrane?

Which model states that a membrane is a fluid structure with a 'mosaic' of various proteins embedded in it?

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