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The cell membrane plays host to a large amount of protein that is responsible for its various activities. The amount of protein differs between species and according to function, however the typical amount in a cell membrane is 50%.
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What type of macromolecule makes up most of the membrane structure?
What is the type of macromolecule that makes up most of the membrane structure?
What makes up most of the plasma membrane?
Phospholipid(:
Does cholesterol decrease the fluidity of erythrocytes?
Cholesterol at a cellular level is used mainly in the plasma membrane of a cell. It makes up about 20% of the lipids in the membrane by weight. Because of the rigid ring structure (that makes up half of the molecule), cholesterol decreases fluidity and makes the membrane more stiff. That is the basic concept, but cholesterol usually acts as a buffer of fluidity in the membrane.It regulates the fluidity rather than effecting it in one way. At higher temperatures, cholesterol will make the plasma membrane less fluid and at lower temperatures, the cholesterol will cause the membrane to be more fluid.
What makes up the surface area of a cell?
The cell membrane.
What molecule makes up the bulk of a cell's membrane?
Lipid molecules
Why functional proteins are important?
becasue it makes up half of a humans mass
What membrane Makes up the pleura and pericardium?
Serous membrane
What type of macromolecule makes up most of the membrane structure?
What is the type of macromolecule that makes up most of the membrane structure?
A double layer of these molecules makes up the plasma membrane?
A double layer of phospholipids makes up the plasma membrane.
What part of the cell makes up the membrane?
Cholesterol
What makes up the pleura and pericardium.?
serous membrane
What makes up most of the plasma membrane?
Phospholipid(:
What is the name of the vast rocky region that makes up half of the land mass of Canada?
Canadian Shield ehh
Does cholesterol decrease the fluidity of erythrocytes?
Cholesterol at a cellular level is used mainly in the plasma membrane of a cell. It makes up about 20% of the lipids in the membrane by weight. Because of the rigid ring structure (that makes up half of the molecule), cholesterol decreases fluidity and makes the membrane more stiff. That is the basic concept, but cholesterol usually acts as a buffer of fluidity in the membrane.It regulates the fluidity rather than effecting it in one way. At higher temperatures, cholesterol will make the plasma membrane less fluid and at lower temperatures, the cholesterol will cause the membrane to be more fluid.
Is the tympanic membrane in the middle ear?
Yes, the tympanic membrane makes up the border between the ear canal and the middle ear.
What makes up the surface area of a cell?
The cell membrane.
What is fixed carbon in wood?
Yes. More than half the mass of a tree is made up of carbon. Carbon makes up a large portion of many things.
