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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?

A

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

B

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

C

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

D

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

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Biological membranes Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Biology
  3. /Biological membranes

12 exam-style questions on OCR A A Level Biology Biological membranes. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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