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Phospholipids. They feature a phosphate group at one end of each molecule. The heads, or phosphate ends, are hydophilic ("water-loving") and the tails are hydrophobic ("water-fearing"), which keeps them oriented correctly, with the tail ends always inside the lipid layer.
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What kinds of lipids make up the bilayer that forms cell membranes-?
The most common type of cell membrane is a phospholipid.
What molecules are on the outer surface of the plasma membrane?
The outside surface of the plasma membrane is made of a layer of molecules called phospholipids, which have hydrophobic and a hydrophilic parts. The hydrophilic parts are on the outside surface, attracted by the water and other hydrophilic molecules outside the cell. There are also proteins of various kinds attached to and embedded in this outer layer.
What are three main types of lipids?
Lipids includes those organic compounds which are insoluble in water. - Fats and fatty acids - oils - triglycerides - phospholipids - steroids - waxes - fat-soluble vitamins, etc. They can either be saturated or unsaturated. They have a large variety of structures and also, functions which includes - cellular/intracellular membrane - energy storage - cellular messengers - basis for sex hormones amongst other vital nutritional biological functions. For more info see the related links.
What kinds of lipids make up the bilateral that forms cell membranes?
phospholpipids.
What does a cell have?
cell membrane, not a nucleus, some cells don't have nucleus but they still have DNA.
What is the most abundant positively charged cation in the extra cellular fluid?
What plasma membrane contains two kinds of lipids
What is the principle of the fluid mosaic model of cell membrane structure?
The plasma membrane is described to be fluid because of its hydrophobic integral components such as lipids and membrane proteins that move laterally or sideways throughout the membrane. That means the membrane is not solid, but more like a 'fluid'. The membrane is depicted as mosaic because like a mosaic that is made up of many different parts the plasma membrane is composed of different kinds of macromolecules, such as integral proteins, peripheral proteins, glycoproteins, phospholipids, glycolipids, and in some cases cholesterol, lipoproteins.
What kinds of lipids make up the bilayer that forms cell membranes-?
The most common type of cell membrane is a phospholipid.
Why does our body have different kinds of cells?
These have advanced and complete cells. These cells contains membrane bound nuclei and other cellular organelles and are called eukaryotic cells. These cells are found in unicellular and multicellular plants and animals and contain plasma membrane, DNA and cytoplasm with ribosome and cellular organelles such as mitochondria.
Controls what goes in and out of the cell?
It is the cell membrane. As the name indicates it is the membrane around the cell which has exactly the function described, controlling what is going in and out of the cell, through different kinds of channeling technics
Interesting fact about lysosome?
Lysosome is a membrane cell that is found in animals. it is capable of breaking down all kinds of bio molecules, including proteins, acids and lipids.
What are 4 molecules that make up the cell membrane?
Lipids are molecules themselves. It doesn't make sense to ask what molecules "make them up." But there are atoms that make up lipids. These atoms are carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. There are also four kinds of lipids, these are phospholipids, steroids, fats, and waxes.
What molecules are on the outer surface of the plasma membrane?
The outside surface of the plasma membrane is made of a layer of molecules called phospholipids, which have hydrophobic and a hydrophilic parts. The hydrophilic parts are on the outside surface, attracted by the water and other hydrophilic molecules outside the cell. There are also proteins of various kinds attached to and embedded in this outer layer.
What kinds of elements are lipids mostly made up of?
masses
What kinds of atoms are lipids mostly made of?
Carbon and Hydrogen
What are the three different kinds of lipids?
Fats, oils and waxes.
The plasma membrane is a bilayer of lipid molecules with protein molecues embedded True or False?
it depends on what you are referring to. the lipid bilayer is exactly what it says.it is two layers compsed of lipids. lipid molecules have two properties: a hydophobi tail and a hydrophilic head. so when the bi layer is put together, it has the tails facing eachter and the heads out to react with water conditions in the body. the membrane is also embedded with proteins of all dffierent kinds that allows ions to cross and this allows for cell communication
