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What keeps the phospholipids in your cell membrane from falling apart?
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protein layers
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How can cell membrane be like walls?
The cell membrane keeps the cell from falling apart and helps it stay intact.
What tissue keeps the organs from falling apart?
What tissue keeps the organs from falling apart
What substance in the cell membrane keeps it from breaking too easily?
Phospholipids and cholesterol.
What tissues keeps organ from falling apart?
The tissue that keeps organs from falling apart is called "Connective Tissue".
What is the important function of the phospholipids in the cell membrane?
They make up the plasma membrane and provide flexibility and protection to the plasma membrane. They also form a semi-permeable membrane, therefore making it easy for water to go in an out (osmosis).
What is an important of the phospholipids in the cell membrane?
They can form a lipid bilayer. The lipid bilayer is the barrier that keeps ions, proteins and other molecules where they are needed and prevents them from diffusing into areas where they should not be.The phospholipids help the cell maintain its internal aqueous environment. (Apex)
What would happen if the plasma membrane were composed solely of phospholipids and no proteins?
there would be no protein channels in the plasma membrane and as a result of that there would be no entry or exit of the materials across the membrane
The plasma membrane contains two kinds of lipids?
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.
Does playdough carry germs?
No. The salt keeps the play-doh from falling apart, especially when moist, but bacteria and what-not can still be transfered on it.
What does gluten do in baked goods?
Gluten is a binding agent. It keeps baked goods from falling apart and being crumbly.
How do phospholipids contribute to membrane structure?
Since phospholipids have a hydrophobic tail (does not like water) and a hydrophillic head (likes water) it is best for a membrane structure. For the tail, it's usually bent at one end so phospholipids can attach to each other and usually never separate. Here's a visual representation: For a membrane, the phospholipids connect until they make a circle to sorround what is inside of the cell, but it is a bilayer membrane which means there will be 2 circles of phospholipids which looks like this (ignore the yellow part): Since the hydrophobic part is facing each other, it keeps the phydrophillic parts outside and inside of the cell (look at the link above). That means the water that usually sorrounds the cell cannot get into the cell because the hydrophobic part is in between the hydrophillic part. The one that does not like water will not allow the water to get into the cell.
What keeps the nucleus intact?
The nuclear membrane keeps material in the nucleus from spilling out. There is a similar membrane that surrounds the cells as well.
