Fluid Mosaic Model Flashcards

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Fluid Mosaic Model

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accounts for the presence of lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates in a dynamic, semisolid plasma membrane that surrounds cells

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The membrane is static

TRUE or FALSE

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FALSE

the membrane is not static

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Lipids move freely in the plane of the membrane and can assemble into

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lipid rafts

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_______ are specific membrane proteins that maintain the bidirectional transport of lipids between the layers of the phospholipid bilayer in cells

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Flippases

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what can affect how fast or slow the proteins and carbohydrates move within the membrane?

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their size.

They usually move slow because they are large

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The plasma membrane contains proteins embedded within the

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phopholipid bilayer

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Cell (plasma) membrane

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semi permeable phopholipid bilayer

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Carbohydrates associated with membrane - bound proteins create a

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glycoprotein coat

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the cell wall of plants, bacteria and fungi contain (higher/lower) levels of carbohydrates

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higher

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Lipid rafts

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are collections of similar lipids with or without associated proteins that serve as attachment points for other biomolecules; these rafts often serve roles in signaling.

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