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Most of the membrane is composed of phospholipid molecules. These allow the membrane to be rather fluid.Embedded in this membrane are proteins which give some structure to the membrane. The 3rd components are proteins or glycolipids. The proteins sort of float on the surface of the membrane like islands in the sea.Cholesterol is also found in the membrane. It prevents lower temperatures from inhibiting the fluidity of the membrane and prevents higher temperatures from increasing fluidity.Cholesterol is only found in animal cells.The carbohydrates that are in plasma membranes are bound either to proteins or to the lipids. They form sites on the surface that allow the cells to recognize each other.
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∙ 14y agoThis is slightly opinionated, but I think phospholipids is a pretty solid answer. That or proteins.
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∙ 13y agoThe phospholipid bilayer. This actually is the membrane part of it.
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∙ 13y agoITS A PHOSPHOLIPID! cool huh! Phospholipids are a type of FAT ACID!
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∙ 12y agoProteins
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Most membrane functions are carried out by which component of the membrane?
Most membrane functions are carried out by proteins. The cell membrane is important because it protects what is inside the cell from outside damage.
What cell exhibits the most important characteristics of cell types?
plasma membrane
Which structure of a cell helps in maintaining homeostasis by moving things into or out of a cell?
The cell membrane controls what substances go in and out of the cell. It is basically the most important structure when talking about homeostasis.
What is the thin outer boundary of an animal cell?
The cell membrane. It is a lipid bilayer with proteins integrated into it for transportation into and out of the cell.
What is the protective barrier of a cell?
Either the cell membrane, or the cell wall. The cell membrane is most common in animals, and protists, whereas some monerans, and most plants and fungi have a cell wall.
What part of the cell is most important in maintaining homeostasis?
The cell membrane is the most important in maintaining homeostasis. This is because the cell membrane controls what goes in and out of the cell.
Most membrane functions are carried out by which component of the membrane?
Most membrane functions are carried out by proteins. The cell membrane is important because it protects what is inside the cell from outside damage.
What cell exhibits the most important characteristics of cell types?
plasma membrane
Which structure of a cell helps in maintaining homeostasis by moving things into or out of a cell?
The cell membrane controls what substances go in and out of the cell. It is basically the most important structure when talking about homeostasis.
What does a eukarytoe have that a prokaryote does not?
Almost everything but the most important one is a cell membrane.
Do lipids play a important fact in the cell Membrane?
Yes - they make up most of it.
Which components is the most important in determining the fluidity of the cell membrane?
phospholipids and cholesterols
What is the most important ingredient of dynamite?
The most important ingredient of dynamite is nitroglycerin.
Are membranes the most important structures in cells?
yes but the nucleus is just as important no membrane cell dies no nucleus cell dies so they are equel
One of the most important functions of the cell membrane is to the movement of dissolved from the liquid on one side of the membrane to the liquid on the other?
solvent
What is commonly found in a cell membrane?
Peptidoglycan, being the most important element for gram staining, cell differentiation....etc...
What is the thin outer boundary of an animal cell?
The cell membrane. It is a lipid bilayer with proteins integrated into it for transportation into and out of the cell.
