What would happen if the plasma membrane were composed solely of phospholipids and no proteins?
A) All movement of molecules across the membrane would cease.
B) Diffusion and osmosis would continue to occur.
C) Facilitated diffusion, active transport, and osmosis would not occur.
D) The movement of molecules across the membrane would not be affected.
E) Immune reactions would not be affected.
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Q7: Recognition proteins are most important for:
A)facilitated diffusion
Q8: The _ portion of the cell membrane
Q9: What structure in the membrane causes plasma
Q10: Phospholipids spontaneously form a bilayer in an
Q12: The hydrophilic regions of a membrane protein
Q13: Which of the following groups includes carrier
Q14: In general, which of the following is
Q15: Plasma membranes are BEST described as a:
A)double
Q16: Suppose that plasma membranes were single layers
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