Biological Membranes - Biology | Biology+

Course

Introductory Biology

Study Pack

Set 1: A View of Life

Set 2: Atoms and Molecules: the Chemical Basis of Life

Set 3: The Chemistry of Life: Organic Compounds

Set 4: Organization of the Cell

Set 5: Biological Membranes

Set 6: Cell Communication

Set 7: Energy and Metabolism

Set 8: How Cells Make Atp: Energy-Releasing Pathways

Set 9: Photosynthesis: Capturing Light Energy

Set 10: Chromosomes, Mitosis, and Meiosis

Set 11: The Basic Principles of Heredity

Set 12: DNA: The Carrier of Genetic Information

Set 13: Gene Expression

Set 14: Gene Regulation

Set 15: DNA Technology and Genomics

Set 16: Human Genetics and the Human Genome

Set 17: Developmental Genetics

Set 18: Introduction to Darwinian Evolution

Set 19: Evolutionary Change in Populations

Set 20: Speciation and Macroevolution

Set 21: The Origin and Evolutionary History of Life

Set 22: The Evolution of Primates

Set 23: Understanding Diversity: Systematics

Set 24: Viruses and Subviral Agents

Set 25: Bacteria and Archaea

Set 26: Protists

Set 27: Seedless Plants

Set 28: Seed Plants

Set 29: The Fungi

Set 30: An Introduction to Animal Diversity

Set 31: Sponges, Cnidarians, Ctenophores, and Protostomes

Set 32: The Deuterostomes

Set 33: Plant Structure, Growth, and Development

Set 34: Leaf Structure and Function

Set 35: Stem Structure and Transport

Set 36: Roots and Mineral Nutrition

Set 37: Reproduction in Flowering Plants

Set 38: Plant Developmental Responses to External and Internal Signals

Set 39: Animal Structure and Function: an Introduction

Set 40: Protection, Support, and Movement

Set 41: Neural Signaling

Set 42: Neural Regulation

Set 43: Sensory Systems

Set 44: Internal Transport

Set 45: The Immune System: Internal Defense

Set 46: Gas Exchange

Set 47: Processing Food and Nutrition

Set 48: Osmoregulation and Disposal of Metabolic Wastes

Set 49: Endocrine Regulation

Set 50: Reproduction

Set 51: Animal Development

Set 52: Animal Behavior

Set 53: Introduction to Ecology: Population Ecology

Set 54: Community Ecology

Set 55: Ecosystems and the Biosphere

Set 56: Ecology and the Geography of Life

Set 57: Biological Diversity and Conservation Biology

Set 5 Biological Membranes

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Set 5 Biological Membranes

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Which statement about lipid bilayers is false ?

A) They are inflexible.
B) They are self-sealing.
C) They resist forming free ends.
D) They can fuse with other bilayers.
E) They spontaneously form closed vesicles.

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

Free

In a lipid bilayer, __________ fatty acid tails face each other within the bilayer and form a region that excludes water.

A) hypertonic
B) hyperosmotic
C) hypotonic
D) hydrophilic
E) hydrophobic

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

Free

A molecule that binds specifically to a receptor is called a ______________.

A) ligand
B) clathrin
C) endosome
D) macrophage
E) low-density lipoprotein

Answer