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What are hydrophobic molecules? Name two. Can they pass through the cell membrane?

Molecules without charges. Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen are examples. They will NOT get stuck on the heads and WILL dissolve into the fatty layer of cell membranes

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How can you describe the chemical properties associated with the heads and tails of phospholipids

The heads are charged and hydrophilic (water loving) while the tails have no charges and hydrophobic (water hating)

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Which picture (Top or Bottom) represents an unsaturated fatty acid? Be sure to explain why.

The picture on the bottom is the unsaturated fatty acid because it is bent due to a double bond between to carbon atoms.

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Which of the following is the chemical formula for a fat: 1) C6H12O6 2) CH3(CH2)COOH 3) CH(NH2)COOH

Answer Number 2

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True or False? Water will easily pass through this phospholipid bilayer.

False! Water is polar and will stick to the charged heads of phospholipids. Water will pass through protein tubes stuck in between the phospholipids.

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What are Carrier Proteins?

Solid proteins with a certain shape that will allow them to engulf charged sugars, amino acids, ions (such as Na+ and Cl-) and haul them across the membrane.

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