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A group of students are researching the structural components of the eukaryotic plasma membrane. They summarise their findings in four statements:

  1. The portion of an integrin receptor protein that spans the core of the phospholipid bilayer is primarily composed of amino acids with (1) R-groups.
  2. Carbohydrate chains covalently bound to membrane lipids, forming (2), play a major role in cell-cell recognition and stabilizing membrane structure.
  3. In animal cell membranes, cholesterol molecules interact with phospholipid fatty acid tails at high temperatures to (3) membrane fluidity.
  4. Membrane-spanning proteins that specifically bind to a solute and undergo a conformational change to transfer the solute across the bilayer are classified as (4) proteins.

Which of the following rows correctly identifies the missing terms?

(1) hydrophobic, (2) glycolipids, (3) decrease, (4) carrier

(1) hydrophilic, (2) glycoproteins, (3) increase, (4) channel

(1) hydrophobic, (2) glycoproteins, (3) decrease, (4) channel

(1) hydrophobic, (2) glycolipids, (3) increase, (4) carrier

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