Cell membrane

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Regulates membrane fluidity across different temperatures
Cholestrerol
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The hydrophobic part of the phospholipid
the tail
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What is the phospholipid tail made of?
Fatty acids
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The hydrophilic part of the phospholipid
The head
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The most common biomolecule in the cell membrane
phospholipid
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Fatty acid with NO double bonded carbon
saturated
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Fatty acid with double bonded carbon
unsaturated
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The steriod used for mormones and vitamin D
Cholesterol
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A protien that fully goes through the membrane
Integral protien
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Protiens on one side
Peripheral protiens
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Protiens that move molecules through the cell membrane without moving
Channel protiens
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Protiens that move molecules by moving themselves
Carrier protiens
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Molecules diffusing through the phospholipids
Simple diffusion
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Diffusion through transport protiens
Facilitated diffusion
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Can polar bonded or ionic molecules perform simple diffusion?
No
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