Cell Membrane Structure and Function

Question 1

What is it about phospholipids that they form a bilayer?

Answer 1

Amphipathic

Question 2

What is another name for the cell membrane?

Answer 2

Plasma membrane.

Question 3

What type of molecules can move through the phospholipids?

Answer 3

Small and nonpolar molecules are able to pass through the phospholipid bilayer of the cell membrane.

Question 4

What type of molecules need a transport protein in the membrane to move across?

Answer 4

Large and polar molecules need to transport protein in order to facilitate their movement across the membrane.