Cell Membrane Structure & Function

What substance keeps the membrane rigid and is placed between the phospholipid tails?

• Lipid Tails

• Carbohydrates

• Cholesterol

• Proteins

What is the fluid on the inside of the cell membrane called?

• Cytoplasm

• Extracellular Fluid

• Plasma

• Cytoplast

What controls the passage of materials inside and outside of the cell?

• Cell membrane

• Cytoplasm

• Cell wall

• Endoplasmic reticulum

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

What is the structure labeled "H"?

• Cholesterol

• Peripheral protein

• Integral (channel) protein

• Carbohydrate

The ability to allow only certain molecules into or out of the cell is called -

• Unpermeable

• Semipermeable

• Impermeable

• Permeable

What is the structure labeled "A"?

• Integral (channel) protein

• Peripheral protein

• Cholesterol

• Carbohydrate

What substance on the outside of the cell membrane is used in signaling and identification?

• Carbohydrate

• Proteins

• Cholesterol

• Phospholipid

Which of the following are embedded in the phospholipid bilayer and help substances pass through?

• Carbohydrates

• Cholesterol

• Lipids

• Proteins

Which of the following molecules pass easily through the cell membrane, WITHOUT A PROTEIN OR ENERGY? Select all that apply.

• Sodium (Na⁺)

• Oxygen

• Glucose

• Carbon dioxide

"Water Loving"

• Hydrophobic

• Hydrophilic

• Hydrolovic

• Hydroelectric

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-5