Course

Animal Biology

Study Pack

Set 3 Membrane Physiology

Back to Sets
Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

Free
All cells (not just animal cells) have

A) mitochondria.
B) a cell membrane.
C) a cell wall.
D) a nucleus.
E) microtubules.

Answer

Question 2

(Multiple Choice)

Free
Phospholipids are able to form bilayer membranes in aqueous environments because

A) they have hydrophobic heads and hydrophilic tails.
B) they have polar heads and nonpolar tails.
C) they have polar tails and nonpolar heads.
D) the phospho-portion can form phosphodiester bonds between adjacent phospholipids.
E) two of these.

Answer

Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

Free
The lipid bilayer is held together mainly by

A) covalent bonding between membrane lipids.
B) hydrogen-bonding between the phospholipids' tails.
C) repulsion between the phospholipids' tails and water.
D) covalent bonding between the ends of phospholipids tails in opposite layers.
E) hydrogen-bonding between the head groups of the phospholipids.

Answer