QUESTIONS
Question 1
Sort the components into the correct solubility.
- Soluble in oil
- Soluble in water.
Question 2
Which part of a phospholipid would be facing the cytoplasm and extracellular fluids?
- Phosphate, PO43-
- Hydrocarbon Chain
- Both can interact with cytoplasm and extracellular fluid.
Question 3
Based on the meaning of the word ‘peripheral,’ where would a peripheral protein be located?
- Embedded in the plasma membrane
- Outside the cell
- Inside the cell
Question 4
Which type of transport of the following will use energy (ATP) to move molecules from a low concentration to a high concentration?
- Diffusion
- Active transport
- Osmosis
Question 5
Structure of the Membrane
Label the image of transmembrane proteins.
Question 6
Label the types of plasma membrane proteins.
Question 7
Which letter identifies the hydrophobic region of a transmembrane protein?
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
Question 8
Which protein would bind a signal molecule such as the chemical messenger epinephrine?
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
Question 9
Cellular membranes are permeable to ___________, but impermeable to __________.
- Nutrients; salts
- Proteins; nutrients
- Phosphates; wastes
- Nutrients, wastes
- Wastes, nutrients.
Question 10
Hypothesize what would happen if the phospholipid heads in the cell membranes suddenly became nonpolar.
- The phospholipids would flip upside down.
- It would become impermeable to all solutes.
- The lipids would not be able to hold its shape in water and the cell membrane would disassemble.
- Only a lipid monolayer would be possible.
- The fatty acid “tails” would fall off.
Question 11
Which of the following structures allows the cell membrane to be selectively permeable? Select all that apply.
- Cholesterol
- Receptor proteins
- Peripheral proteins
- Phospholipids
- Channel Proteins
Question 12
Which of the following contributes to the fluid mosaic model?
- Proteins
- Cholesterol
- Phospholipids
- Carbohydrates
- All the above.
ANSWERS
Sort the components into the correct solubility.
- Soluble in oil
- Soluble in water.
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