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What makes it possible for the plasma membrane to self assemble?
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∙ 13y ago
Hydrophilic end
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∙ 13y ago
The plasma membrane is able to self-assemble due to the properties of its constituent molecules, such as phospholipids. Phospholipids have hydrophilic heads and hydrophobic tails, which drives them to form a bilayer structure when exposed to water. This spontaneous assembly is driven by the hydrophobic effect and results in the formation of a stable and selectively permeable membrane.
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What makes up most of the plasma membrane?
Phospholipid(:
Do the hydrophobic tails of plasma membrane promote osmosis?
No.Hydrophobic tails avoid water and line up in the center of the membrane and makes the plasma membrane impermeable to most water-soluble molecules.
Which macro-molecule makes up transporters carriers and enzymes in the plasma membrane?
K
What makes up a plasma membrane?
All (mostly) membranes of the cell including those of organelles are made up of lipids, proteins and polysaccharides (like cholesterol). The lipids and proteins are called glycolipids and glycoproteins.
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.
A double layer of these molecules makes up the plasma membrane?
A double layer of phospholipids makes up the plasma membrane.
What makes up most of the plasma membrane?
Phospholipid(:
What moves marerials across the plasma membrane in the direction of the concentration?
Active transportation is the material that across plasma membrane. This makes it flow one way.
What is a Double layer of molecules that makes up the plasma membrane?
Phospholipids.
Do the hydrophobic tails of plasma membrane promote osmosis?
No.Hydrophobic tails avoid water and line up in the center of the membrane and makes the plasma membrane impermeable to most water-soluble molecules.
What strengthens the fluid mosaic and makes the plasma membrane more stable in animals?
Cholesterol?
Which macro-molecule makes up transporters carriers and enzymes in the plasma membrane?
K
Which organelle makes the phospholipids that compose the cells plasma membrane?
The cellular membrane is the organelle that makes the phospholipids that compose the cells plasma membrane. This is made as a collection of proteins and lipids.
What makes up a plasma membrane?
All (mostly) membranes of the cell including those of organelles are made up of lipids, proteins and polysaccharides (like cholesterol). The lipids and proteins are called glycolipids and glycoproteins.
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.
Are glycolipids a constituent of plasma membrane?
Yes Glycoproteins are suited in the phospholipid bilayer which makes up the cell membrane. They also help stabilize the cell membrane as well as assist in cellular recognition.
Which type of membrane surrounds a cell?
this is the cell membrane made primarily of lipid molecules with proteins incorporated into it that aid in transport of molecules across the membrane
