Practice Flashcard_Cell Membranes

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Scientific term for maintaining an internal balance or equilibrium?

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Homeostasis

Front

A phospholipid has 2 parts. What are they called? Options: Hydrophilic Head, Hydrophobic Tail, Hydrophobic Head, Hydrophilic Tail

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Hydrophilic Head, Hydrophobic Tail

Front

This forms a boundary between the inside of the cell and the outside of the cell.

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Cell Membrane

Front

What is a scientific term that means "Water Loving"?

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Hydrophilic

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Scientific term for "Water Fearing"?

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Hydrophobic

Front

The majority of the cell membrane is made of which macromolecule? Options: Lipids, Carbs, Proteins, Nucleic acids

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Lipids

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Which macromolecule is NOT part of the cell membrane? Options: Lipids, Carbohydrates, Proteins, Nucleic Acids

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Nucleic Acids

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How many layers does the lipid bilayer have?

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2

Front

True or False: The cell maintains homeostasis by regulating molecules that enter and exit through the cell membrane.

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True

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Scientific term for a molecule with a polar (hydrophilic) region and a nonpolar (hydrophobic) region?

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Amphipathic