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A phospholipid bilayer is a two-layered arrangement of phosphate and lipid molecules that form a cell membrane, the hydrophobic lipid ends facing inward and the hydrophilic phosphate ends facing outward. Also called lipid bilayer.http://dictionary.infoplease.com/phospholipid-bilayer
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What is another name for the phospholipid bilayer?
It depends on which lipid bilayer you're talking about. There is the phospholipid bilayer that surrounds eukaryotic cells, cholesterol phospholipid bilayers, protein lipid bilayers, phase transition lipid bilayer, lipid bilayer membrane...
What is a double layer of phospholipids?
A cell's membrane (plasma membrane) is made of a phospholipid bilayer where the hydrophillic phosphate groups form the two outer sides of the bilayer and the hydrophobic fatty acid chains are the interior.
The interior of the phospholipid bilayer is?
Hydrophobic.
Water freely moves through a phospholipid bilayer Why is this unexpected?
It moves through the bilayer via channels. These channels often are for transfer through the bilayer for other chemicals (sodium, potassium, etc) but also allow water to flow through readily. It is unexpected because water is hydrophilic (obviously- all charged molecules are). The phosphate part of the bilayer can bind with water, but the lipid on the inside of the bilayer acts like a layer of oil on the surface of the water- water cannot pass through the hydrophobic lipid.
What is the key structural element of a cell membrane?
The primary structural component of a cell membrane is the phospholid layers. This is mainly made of proteins which facilitate various cell activities.
What is another name for the phospholipid bilayer?
It depends on which lipid bilayer you're talking about. There is the phospholipid bilayer that surrounds eukaryotic cells, cholesterol phospholipid bilayers, protein lipid bilayers, phase transition lipid bilayer, lipid bilayer membrane...
What is the inside of a membrane bilayer?
Hydrophobic is the inside of a membrane bilayer.
What is the basic structure of the plasma membrane?
The framework of the cell membrane is formed by the lipid bilayer. The lipid bilayer is composed of two layers of fat cells organized in two sheets. This is what provides the barrier that makes the boundaries of the cell.
Whattype of bilayer makes up most of the cell membrane?
lipid bilayer
What is the double layered sheet that makes up nearly all cell membranes called?
60%phospholipids and 30% proteins and10% carbohydrates
What is the lipid bilayer impermeable to?
The lipid bilayer is impermeable to large molecules and small polar molecules. Only water and gas can easily pass through the bilayer.
Is a cell membrane made up of DNA bilayer?
no it is made up of lipid bilayer
. The inside of a membrane bilayer is .?
The cell membrane's bilayer structure is made up of phospholipids.
What is the structure of cellular inclusion?
A lipid bilayer (sometimes double bilayer) with embedded proteins for targeting and support.
What is the phYSICAL parts of cell membrain?
The cell membrane is composed of a phospholipid bilayer and proteins, which are embedded in the bilayer.
Is there a phospholipid bilayer membrane surrounding the nucleus?
A double phospholipid bilayer surrounds the nucleus.
When phospholipid molecules are placed in water they form bilayer membranes Describe what you think happens to cause the formation of the bilayer membranes?
The hydrophobic and hydrophilic effect. The nonpolar tails join together in the middle of the bilayer away from water and the polar heads that can tolerate water are on the outside of the bilayer.
