Free Flashcard From Chapter 7
Question:
In the years since the proposal of the fluid mosaic model of the cell membrane, which of thefollowing observations has been added to the model?
A) The membrane is only fluid across a very narrow temperature range.
B) Proteins rarely move, even though they possibly can do so.
C) Unsaturated lipids are excluded from the membranes.
D) The concentration of protein molecules is now known to be much higher.
E) The proteins are known to be made of only acidic amino acids.
Answer:
D) The concentration of protein molecules is now known to be much higher.