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The main component of the cell membrane is phospholipids. These are molecules with a polar (hydrophilic, water-loving) head composed of a phosphate (and usually a choline) and a non-polar (hydrophobic, water-hating) tail composed of fatty acids.
In the cell membrane, these phospholipids are arranged in a bilayer - with heads facing the outside and the tails facing each other in the center of the membrane.
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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 chemical structure makes up cell membrane?
phospholipid bilayer
What makes up the outside of the cell?
Proteins and phospholipids make up most of the membrane structure.
. The inside of a membrane bilayer is .?
The cell membrane's bilayer structure is made up of phospholipids.
What is the structure that surrounds a cell and controls what enters and leaves the cell?
The cell membrane is the structure that surrounds a cell and controls what enters and leaves the cell. It is made up of a lipid bilayer with embedded proteins that selectively allow certain molecules and ions to pass through the membrane.
What molecule makes up the bulk of a cell's membrane?
Phospholipids make up the bulk of a cell's membrane. They have a hydrophilic (water-attracting) head and two hydrophobic (water-repelling) tails, which form a lipid bilayer that provides the structure and integrity of the cell membrane.
What makes up the surface area of a cell?
The cell membrane.
What part of the cell makes up the membrane?
Cholesterol
What is a cell structure?
A cell structure refers to the different components within a cell that help it carry out its functions. These structures can include the cell membrane, nucleus, cytoplasm, mitochondria, and other organelles. Each structure plays a specific role in maintaining the cell's health and supporting its various functions.
What structure in living organisms is made up of phospholipids?
the cell membrane
Structure of the cell body?
to my grade 9 knowledge the structure of a cell is made up of the nucleus and membrane as well as other organs that make up the cell.-
What lipid molecule makes up 50 percent of the cell membranes?
A phospholipid bilayer makes up most of the cell membrane
