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3 Membrane Structure
Phospholipids
Draw the structure of a phospholipid and identify its properties
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Explain how the properties of phospholipids help to maintain the structure of cell membranes
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Identify and describe the two main models for membrane structure based on the diagrams below
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Describe how the following electron micrograph supports the structure of model A
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Outline the evidence that lead to the falsification of model A and acceptance of model B
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Cholesterol
Explain what is meant by the term ‘membrane fluidity’
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Outline the role of cholesterol in animal cell membranes
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Membrane Proteins
Differentiate between integral and peripheral membrane proteins
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List the functions of membrane proteins
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Label the following diagram of a plasma membrane
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