gen bio plasma

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primary barrier of the cell consists of a diversity of lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins

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cell membrane

Front

The aqueous nature of the intracellular and extracellular environments energetically favors the formation of the

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phospholipid bilayer

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prevents the membrane from becoming too fluid at higher temperatures

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Cholesterol

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membrane from becoming too solid at lower temperatures

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Cholesterol

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imparts flexibility to the membrane which is important for cells that particularly move

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Fluidity

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allows the synthesized membrane proteins and phospholipids to be easily incorporated into the membrane

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fluidity

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capable of moving using its pseudopods or false feet because of the natural fluidity of the plasma membrane

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unicellular amoeba

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helps maintain membrane fluidity.

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double bonds in fatty acids

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will push against each other at low temperatures making the membrane more viscous and rigid

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Saturated bonds

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push adjacent phospholipids to maintain fluidity at low temperatures

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