The fluid mosaic model describes the plasma membrane consisting of A Diverse proteins embedded in a phospholipid bilayer B Carbohydrates and phospholipids that can drift in and out of the membrane C 2 layers of phospholipids with cholesterol sandwiched betweenthem like an oreo D A phospholipid bilayer with prokaryotes embedded
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What does the fluid mosaic model describe about the structure of plasma membranes? Phospholipids in the membrane are not covalently bonded to each other. Membranes are made of water molecules in which proteins and phospholipids dissolve. A membrane has proteins and other components embedded among the phospholipids. A single layer of phospholipids and proteins makes up the membrane.
Madhur L.
22. The fluid-mosaic model of the lipid bilayer states: a) lipids coexist side by side as discreet units and proteins float in the bilayer, able to move along the plane of the membrane. b) the lipids form new covalent bonds between chains and lock the proteins into position, much like a mosaic tile. c) the lipids form a fluid-like membrane that metabolic components (the mosaic) can freely cross. d) the lipid bilayer forms a rigid structure with channels that allow fluid to pass. 23. Which are the most common fatty acids found in phospholipids? a) palmitoleic, stearic, lauric b) lauric, myristic, palmitic c) palmitic, stearic, oleic d) stearic arachidic, oleic
Anand J.
According to the fluid mosaic model of membrane structure, proteins of the membrane are mostly \begin{equation}\begin{array}{l}{\text { (A) spread in a continuous layer over the inner and outer }} \\ {\text { surfaces of the membrane. }} \\ {\text { (B) confined to the hydrophobic interior of the membrane. }} \\ {\text { (C) embedded in a lipid bilayer. }} \\ {\text { (D) randomly oriented in the membrane, with no fixed inside- }} \\ {\text { outside polarity. }}\end{array}\end{equation}
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