Fluid Mosaic Model

Question 1

Called fluid mosaic model because

Answer 1

-individual phospholipid molecules can move within a layer relative to another (fluid)
-proteins embedded in the bilayer vary in shape and size in the distribution among the phospholipids (mosaic)

Question 2

What do both plant and animal cell membranes contain?

Answer 2

-Glycoproteins
-Sterols

Question 3

Where does cholesterol occur?

Answer 3

-between the phospholipid molecules making the membrane more stable at high temps

Question 4

What is the carbohydrate layer around the animal cell called?

Answer 4

-Glycocalyx

Question 5

Some molecules in the glycocalyx have roles as:

Answer 5

-hormone receptors in cell-to-cell recognition and in cell-to-cell adhesion