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The relationship between the proteins, lipids, and hydrophobic/philic integral parts of the cell's plasma membrane
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Explain the fiuid mosaic model of the cell membrane?
The lipids molecules that form the membrane are fluid. They can move about relative to one another in a fluid manner. Some of the proteins are also free to move about sothat the mosiac or pattern of lipids and proteins changes. Because of these characteristics scientists call their model of the dynamic cell membrane the fluid the fluid mosiac model.
What is a lipid and protein model that is used to explain the components and properties of the plasma membrane?
fluid-mosiac modelramon C.Fluid mosaic model
Components of the cell membrane constantly shift. The model describes this characteristic of the cell membrane.?
Yes, the Fluid Mosaic Model of the cell membrane describes this characteristic.
What model describes the characteristic of the cell membrane?
Fluid Mosaic
Why is it called the fluid mosiac model?
The singer and Nicholson molel for the cell membrane structure is called the fluid mossiac model because the lipids are able to move from one location to another by a process called transverse diffusion and there are proteins (intergral and peripheral) that are present in the libid bilayer, which gives it a mossiac appearance.
What fluid mosaic model describes the?
Cell Membrane
What model describes the contantly shifting characteristic of te cell membrane?
FLuid Mosaic
Plasma membrane is best described as a fluid mosaic model?
False; the fluid mosaic model describes the plasma membrane as a flexible boundary of a cell.
What describes the cell membrane structure because it is flexible and could be compared to the arrangement of tiles?
Fluid Mosaic Model
What does the fluid mosaic model describes?
It describes the structure of the cell membrane. It is called fluid because the individual phospholipid molecules can move freely within their own monolayer. It is called mosaic because of the pattern produced by the scattered protein molecules when the membrane is viewed from above.
What part describes the cell membrane structure because it is flexible and could be compared to an arrangement of tiles?
Fluid Mosaic Model
What material best describes a membrance?
The cell membrane is called the fluid mosaic model as it is a mixture of phospholipids, cholesterol, proteins and carbohydrates.
