Which of the following choice/s will best complete the statement below: For bilayers that have a high proportion of fatty acid derivatives, adding cholesterol will most likely the fluidity of the bilayer. unsaturated; increase O saturated; increase saturated; decrease O unsaturated; decrease

Which of the following will decrease diffusion rate (a.k.a. rate of flux) of a particle across the plasma membrane? O Applying a polymer that makes the particle more hydrophobic. O Changing the diameter of the particle from 1uM to 10uM. O Both of these will decrease diffusion rate ONeither of these will decrease diffusion rate

The cytoplasm of a certain cell is composed of a solution that is 98% water, 2% solutes. Consider the solution shown in the beaker in this picture: FOOE OOS Foor solution. [Select] Cytoplasm is 98% water, 2% solutes. The solution in the beaker would be considered when compared to [Select] The plasma membrane is impermeable to solutes. Beaker solution is 98% water, 2% solutes the cell. We would expect that the cell would [Select] if it was placed in the would account for whatever changes might occur to the volume of the cytoplasm of the cell when it is placed in the solution.

Write 2 (any) functions of membrane carbohydrates and explain the functions.

Which statement is correct about the phospholipids in membranes? The polar heads face inward The non-polar tails face outward The non-polar tails are hydrophilic A bilayer forms with the heads facing outward and the tails facing inward

The figure below illustrates a portion of a cell membrane. X denotes a membrane-spanning protein channel. Illustration of a partial cell membrane Which of the following is most likely true about the structure of X X A The upper and lower ends of X are hydrophilic and its middle is hydrophobic. C D The upper and lower ends of X, as well as its middle, are all hydrophobic. The upper and lower ends of X are hydrophobic and its middle is hydrophilic. The upper and lower ends of X, as well as its middle, are all hydrophilic.

Eukaryotic membrane fluidity can be increased by which of the following mechanisms? increasing the number of fatty acids attached to glycerol in membrane lipids decreasing the number of branched chain fatty acids of membrane lipids decreasing the number of carbons in the fatty acids of membrane lipids decreasing the number of membraned organelles in the eukaryotic cell increasing the degree of saturation in the fatty acids of membrane lipids

Fat is stored in adipose cells in the body, and glycoproteins are produced by liver cells. Which of the following is likely to be more prominent in adipose cells than in liver cells? A B с D cell membrane smooth endoplasmic reticulum nucleus rough endoplasmic reticulum

Which of these can never cross the lipid bilayer without the help of a transporter or a channel? O CO2 O 02 O water O Na+ O all of the above can diffuse through the lipid bilayer without transporter proteins or channels

In an experiment, a 0.001 (mole fraction) solution of polysaccharide in water is made and is placed in the compartment A.  Compartment B is filled with pure water.  The two compartments are separated by a porous semi-permeable membrane that allows the exchange of water molecules between the two compartments, but not that of the larger polysaccharide molecules.  part 1: Show that the chemical potential of water in compartment A is lower than that in compartment B by 2.48 J/mol.