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What is the function of the carbohydrates that make up part of the plasma membrane?
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∙ 9y ago
Carbohydrates often attach to the external surface of integral proteins. These carbohydrates may hold adjoining cells together or act as sites where viruses or chemical messengers such as hormones can attach.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 10y agoThey are bound to membrane proteins and lipids to form glycoproteins and provide surface markers for cell-to-cell recognition
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∙ 11y agoCarbohydrates are used as breast milk for feeding children during there first few months of there life. They are also used to have babies and kill the plasma membrane. :)
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∙ 10y agoMainly involve in recognition of molecules.
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∙ 9y agoCarbohydrates make up the basic structure of a cell membrane which comprises of phospholipid fatty acid chains, making the outer part of the membrane .
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∙ 8y agoThey makeup glycoproteins. Those are important in cell recognition.
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∙ 8y agoThey play very important role. They are important in identification
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Which ions are permeable to phospholipids that make up the plasma membrane?
which ions are permeable to phospholipids that make up the plasma membrane
If a tiny hole is made in a plasma membrane it usually heals immediately and no harm results What property of the plasma membrane allows this?
The plasma membrane forms the external boundary of the cytoplasm of a cell. The fluid property of its lipid bilayer allows a tiny hole to heal.
What are the molecules in the plasma membrane made of?
phospholipids are the molecules that make up the plasma membrane and they are made of polar (hydrophilic) heads and 2 non-polar (hydrophobic) tails
What macromolecules make up the composition of the organelles of the cell?
Proteins, carbohydrates, lipids are the macromolecules that make up the organelles and cell. Plasma membrane, and other membranes are formed by phospholipids, proteins, and oligosaccharides. cytoskeletal networks is made up of proteins. Ribosome is full of RNA and proteins.
Which organelle makes new plasma membrane as it packages items for export?
Both the ER and the Golgi App make the membrane bound transport vescivles.
Explain the role of membrane carbohydrates in cell-cell recognition?
membrane carbohydrates are used for the selection of cells to make tissues, and the rejection of foreign cells (like in your blood). Cells recognize each other by binding to surface molecules, often carbohydrates, on the plasma membrane. Membrane carbohydrates may be covalently bonded to lipids of more commonly proteins (forming glycoproteins). Carbohydrates on the external side of the plasma membrane vary among species, individuals, and even cell types in an individual
What type of Phospholipids that make up the plasma membrane?
the one in plasma membrane
What is the the function of proteins in the plasma membrane?
The proteins of the plasma serve the function of acting as porins. Porins are channels control the transport of substances in and out of the cell, imparting the membrane its property of semipermeabililty. Also, proteins make up 60-70% of the plasma membrane and thus form the bulk of it. Besides, the proteins are also involved in some important cellular reations.
Which ions are permeable to phospholipids that make up the plasma membrane?
which ions are permeable to phospholipids that make up the plasma membrane
What do you think will happen to the the cell if the plasma membrane does not function properly?
It will burst, or shrivel. The plasma membrane(Cell Membrane) manages what goes in and out. If it doesn't function properly, it will either take in too much water, take out too much water or make no changes. Takes in too much > Burst. Takes out too much > Shrivel. Stays the same > Eventually runs out of nutrients and dies.
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
Where does the protein to make the plasma membrane?
that is found in a prokyotic cell
What is a double layer of these molecules that make up the plasma membrane?
Phospholipids.
If a tiny hole is made in a plasma membrane it usually heals immediately and no harm results What property of the plasma membrane allows this?
The plasma membrane forms the external boundary of the cytoplasm of a cell. The fluid property of its lipid bilayer allows a tiny hole to heal.
What are the molecules in the plasma membrane made of?
phospholipids are the molecules that make up the plasma membrane and they are made of polar (hydrophilic) heads and 2 non-polar (hydrophobic) tails
What macromolecules make up the composition of the organelles of the cell?
Proteins, carbohydrates, lipids are the macromolecules that make up the organelles and cell. Plasma membrane, and other membranes are formed by phospholipids, proteins, and oligosaccharides. cytoskeletal networks is made up of proteins. Ribosome is full of RNA and proteins.
What do you think will happen to the cell if the plasma membrane does not functions properly?
It will burst, or shrivel. The plasma membrane(Cell Membrane) manages what goes in and out. If it doesn't function properly, it will either take in too much water, take out too much water or make no changes. Takes in too much > Burst. Takes out too much > Shrivel. Stays the same > Eventually runs out of nutrients and dies.
