Cell membrane structure

A phospholipid has two parts. What are they called?

• Hydrophilic Head, Hydrophobic Tail

• Hydrophobic Head, Hydrophilic Tail

• Channel and carrier proteins

• Glycolipids and glycoproteins

"Water Loving"

• Hydrophobic
• Hydrophilic 
• Hydroelectric 
• Hydroloric

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

Describes the arrangement of the cell membrane as bendable and made of many parts. 

• The Fluid Mosaic Model 
• The Major Mobility Model 
• The Crazy Cell Model
• The Maze Model

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Cholesterol controls membrane ________________________.

• Fluidity

• Stability

• Both

Which image correctly shows the way phospholipids arrange themselves in the cell membrane?

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What forms the channels and pumps in the phospholipid bilayer?

• Carbohydrates

• Proteins

• Hydrophilic heads

• Lipids

Structure A in the diagram is

• Cholesterol

• Phospholipid

• Glycoprotein

• Channel protein

Structure C in the diagram is

• Cholesterol

• Phospholipid

• Glycoprotein

• Channel protein

Homeostasis the process by which an organism maintains a stable environment. Some examples of what is regulated in order to maintain homeostasis include... Check all that apply.

• Temperature

• Salt

• Water

• Glucose

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Which if the following is not a structural part of the cell membrane?

• phospholipids

• cholesterol

• proteins

• DNA