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Where are the polar and non polar layers in the plasma membrane located?
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∙ 11y ago
the two fatty acid tails of the phospholipids are nonpolar, whereas the head is polar
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Because cells have a watery environment bothinside and outside the polar ends of the phospholipids in the plasma membrane from layer?
Because cells have a watery environment both inside and outsidethe polar ends of the phospholipids in the plasma membrane form layers?
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 Substances that can freely dissolve through the plasma membrane are made of?
Substances that can freely pass through the plasma membrane must be small and non-polar.
What is a bilayer?
A lipid bilayer is a double layer membrane formed from phospholipids. Phospholipids are composed of a polar head group and non-polar fatty acid tails. The arrangement of the phospholipids makes the cell membrane permeable.
What kind of amino acid would you expect to find embedded in the plasma membrane lipid bilayer a. non-polar b. polar c. charged d. cysteine?
The inner environment of the plasma membrane is a non-polar environment - one that does not like the entry of water or molecules that like water. A non polar amino acid is one that does not like water. Therefore, a non-polar amino acid would feel comfortable being embedded in the plasma membrane
What part of the cell membrane attracts water molecules?
the side with the oxygens (the polar side)
Of which is the plasma membrane the ability to block most ions and polar compounds from crossing?
phospholipids
The polar end of the phospholipid plasma membrane is . hydrophilic hydrophobic?
"philic" ( likes water)
Substances inside the plasma membrane are?
Plasma membrane in made up of phospholipid bilayer and proteins. It has a hydrophobic tail facin each other on the bilayer, and polar head that face outside to the polar environment. Proteins such as integral and peripheral proteins are presenting on the membarane.
What types of molecules have difficulty crossing the plasma membrane?
Large, polar, uncharged molecules cannot pass through a membrane without the help of protein channels embedded into the plasma membrane. Ions also have difficulty passing; they need ATPs.
What type of molecules can permeate the plasma membrane?
Any molecule smaller than the holes in the membrane can pass through is the membrane is permeable. If the membrane is semi-permeable, then only molecules that the membrane selects can pass through. Electronegativity and existence of lipid layers are common selective traits for semi-permeable membranes.
What prevents charged molecules from diffusing across the cell membrane?
This depends on the membrane. For example, the plasma membrane of a eukaryotic cell allows many ions to passively diffuse. However, the prevention of ions across a membrane indicates that the membrane in question is most likely non-polar, meaning that they are hydrophobic. Non-polar molecules do not like to mix with polar molecules like ions, therefore they repel one another and active diffusion must be used to transport ions across a non-polar membrane.
