Cell membrane structure

What does A represent?

• phospholipid

• carbohydrate

• cholesterol

• glycoprotein

What does A1 represent?*

• hydrophilic head

• hydrophilic tail

• hydrophobic tail

• hydrophobic head

What does A2 represent?

• hydrophobic head

• hydrophobic tail

• hydrophilic head

• hydrophilic tail

What does B represent?

• protein

• phospholipid

•  

  glycoprotein

• glycolipid

   

What does C represent?

• glycolipid

• glycoprotein

   

• phospholipid

• protein

What does G represent?

• phospholipid

• cholesterol

• protein (channel for transport)

•  

  carbohydrate

What does E represent?

• phospholipid

• cholesterol

•  

  carbohydrate

•  

  protein

What is the function of cholesterol in the cell membrane?

• cell communication

• transport

• stability

•  

  to fear water

What does F represent?

• membrane spanning or peripheral protein

•  

  phospholipid

• cholesterol

• lipid

What does D represent and what is its function?

• phospholipid - to repel water

• carbohydrate chain - cell communication

•  

  protein - transport

• protein - stability