Which of the following statements about a typical plasma membrane is correct? The hydrophilic interior of the membrane is composed primarily of the fatty acid tails of the phospholipids. Carbohydrates on the membrane surface are important in determing the overall bilayer structure. Phospholipids are the primary component that determines which solute can cross the plasma membrane. The two sides of the plasma membrane have different lipid and protein composition. The plasma membrane is covalently linked network of phospholipids and proteins that controls the movement of solutes into and out of a cell.

Which of the following statements about a typical plasma membrane is correct? The hydrophilic interior of the membrane is composed primarily of the fatty acid tails of the phospholipids. Carbohydrates on the membrane surface are important in determing the overall bilayer structure. Phospholipids are the primary component that determines which solute can cross the plasma membrane. The two sides of the plasma membrane have different lipid and protein composition. The plasma membrane is covalently linked network of phospholipids and proteins that controls the movement of solutes into and out of a cell.

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Chapter3: Cell Structure And Function

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Problem 11RQ: The tails of the phospholipids of the plasma membrane are composed of _____ and are _____? a....

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