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Membrane fluidity is reduced in animal cells when there are fewer non-uniform membrane components. Membrane molecules that increase fluidity include polyunsaturated phospholipids and cholesterol molecules.
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What is the function of the cholesterol molecules in a cell membrane?
Cholesterol is found in the membrane. It prevents lower temperatures from inhibiting the fluidity of the membrane and prevents higher temperatures from increasing fluidity. It stabilizes the membrane. Only animal cells have cholesterol in their membranes.
What would happen if you didn't have Animal Cells?
I would disappear. Almost all of my body is animal cells.
What do animal cells have that plant cells dont?
all animal cells have centrioles but plant cells dont
How are plants and animal cells different?
plants cells have chloroplast animal cells don't
Do both plant and animal cells have a nucleus?
Yes, both animal and plant cells have a nucleus.
Why endocytosis found in animal only?
Endocytosis requires the fluidity of the cell membrane. Plant and prokaryotic cells have cell walls, which do not have the fluidity required to form vesicles around materials.
What is the function of the cholesterol in a cell membranes?
Cholesterol is found in the membrane. It prevents lower temperatures from inhibiting the fluidity of the membrane and prevents higher temperatures from increasing fluidity. It stabilizes the membrane. Only animal cells have cholesterol in their membranes.
What is the function of a cholesterol in the cell membrane?
Cholesterol is found in the membrane. It prevents lower temperatures from inhibiting the fluidity of the membrane and prevents higher temperatures from increasing fluidity. It stabilizes the membrane. Only animal cells have cholesterol in their membranes.
Why does endocytosis only occur in animal cells and not in plant cells?
The endocytosis only occurs in animal cells because plant cells don't have cell membranes they have cell walls. And the definition of endocytosis is " a process when a cell membrane surrounds a particle and encloses it in a vesicles to bring it to the cell." so a plant cell can't do that only animal cells can.
What is the function of the cholesterol molecules in a cell membrane?
Cholesterol is found in the membrane. It prevents lower temperatures from inhibiting the fluidity of the membrane and prevents higher temperatures from increasing fluidity. It stabilizes the membrane. Only animal cells have cholesterol in their membranes.
What are the molecules in a plasma membrane that provide basic membrane structure cell identity and membrane fluidity?
Plasma Memberances envelop all plant and animal cells and all single-celled eukaryotes and prokaryotes, seperating them from more.
What causes these molecules in the plasma membrane of the cell lend stability to the membrane and prevent it from becoming less fluid at low tempatures?
Cholesterol molecules and protein molecules help stabilize the cell membranes. Cholesterol prevents lower temperatures from inhibiting the fluidity of the membrane and prevents higher temperatures from increasing fluidity. Cholesterol is only found in animal cells.
What is the major component of the plasma membranes?
Most of the membrane is composed of phospholipid molecules. These allow the membrane to be rather fluid (not stiff). Embedded in this membrane are proteins which give some structure to the membrane. The 3rd components are proteins or glycolipids. Cholesterol is also found in the membrane. It prevents lower temperatures from inhibiting the fluidity of the membrane and prevents higher temperatures from increasing fluidity. Cholesterol is only found in animal cells.
What are the compounds of animal cells?
ANIMAL AND CELLS
Why are cheek cells animal cells?
All the cells collected from an animal of which the human body is are animal.
How are animal cells from plant cells?
Animal cells are different from plant cells in that the cell wall of animal cells is not made up of cellulose.
Is centrioles in plant or animal cells?
Animal cells, not plant cells.
