Bozeman Biology
Cell Membranes # 1 video
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1 What is the function of the cell membrane?
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2 What are the characteristics of a phospholipid?
a Structure :
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b Charge:
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3 A molecule that is both hydrophilic and hydrophobic is called:
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4 What has the structure of a phospholipid got to do with the way it
arranges itself in the membrane?
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5 Draw a picture of what this would look like?
6 What kinds of cells have cell membranes?
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7 Why is the membrane said to be fluid?
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8 What are the major things that the membrane is made up of?
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9 What does the phospholipid do?
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10 What do the the proteins do?
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11 What are the two sides of the membrane?
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12 What’s a glycoprotein?
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13 Where do the characteristics of the membrane come from, and what are
they?
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14 Name three ways the membrane maintains fluidity?
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15 What kinds of materials can enter and leave the cell?
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16 How does water enter and leave the cell? Name the molecule that helps
with this.
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