Cell Membrane

Which type of biological macromolecule is the main component of the plasma membrane?

• carbohydrate

• lipid

• protein

• nucleic acid

What is NOT TRUE about the cell membrane?

• It controls what enters and leaves the cell
• Semipermeable
• Phospholipid bilayer
• Contains digestive enzymes

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Define plasma membrane

• lipid that helps minimize effects of temperature

• only on the outer surface of the plasma membrane and are attached to proteins or lipids; form distinctive cellular markers

• flexible boundary of a cell that separates a cell from its surroundings

• may extend partway into the plasma membrane, cross the membrane entirely, or be loosely attached to its inside or outside face

What forms the channels and pumps in the phospholipid bilayer?

• carbohydrates
• proteins
• hydrophilic heads 
• lipids

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which statement best describes the cell membrane?

• The protective outer layer that controls what enters and leaves the cell.
  
• Stores information on DNA molecules / Directs and controls the activities of the cell.
  
• A folded membrane that moves materials around inside cells / Also acts as the site of manufacturing materials needed by the cell.
  
• The smallest organelle with a huge job / Makes proteins, which are the building blocks of the body.
  

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

True or false:  Regulating what enters and leaves the cell helps the cell maintain homeostasis. 

• True
• False

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

___________ have 2 functions in the cell membrane.
1.) They act like gatekeepers, only let certain things in. 
2.) Enzyme receptors embedded in the membrane.

• Carbohydrates 
• Proteins 
• Phospholipids 
• Cholesterol

Which of the following is responsible for getting large or charged (polar) molecules across the cell membrane?

• E
• B
• C
• D

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Something is ___________ ____________
when some molecules can cross the membrane while others cannot. 

• Selectively (or Semi) Permeable 
• Totally Transparent
• Liquid Licorice 
• Heavily Patrolled 

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CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The cell membrane is selectively permeable, which means...

• All materials can enter and leave the cell
• Certain things can enter while others cannot
• The cell manually sorts through all materials
• Only certain cells can interact with the cell.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2