How can protein molecules be positioned in the plasma membrane?
A) Protein molecules are buried in the lipid bilayer of the membrane and are not exposed to either the cytoplasm of the extracellular space.
B) All protein molecules completely span the membrane and face both the cytoplasm and the extracellular space.
C) Protein molecules can face only the extracellular side, only the cytoplasm, or span the membrane completely and face both the extracellular side and the cytoplasm.
D) Protein molecules in the membrane only face the cytoplasm.
E) Protein molecules in the membrane only face the extracellular space.
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Q1: How thick is the plasma membrane of
Q2: Plasma membrane lipid molecules
A) allow ions to
Q3: The "selectivity filter" in an ion channel
Q5: The channel "gate" is best described as
Q6: What is a cation?
A) A negatively charged
Q7: Channel "activation" is a(n)
A) increase in the
Q8: What is an anion?
A) A negatively charged
Q9: Hyperpolarization occurs when the membrane potential
A) does
Q10: When a large molecule binds to and
Q11: Deactivation occurs when a
A) channel opens in
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