History of Development of the Fluid Mosaic Model
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Q.
As per the Fluid Mosaic Model, what enables the lateral movement of proteins?
Q. Keeping in view the “fluid mosaic model” for the structure of the cell membrane, which of the following statement is correct with respect to the movement of lipids and proteins from one lipid monolayer to the other (described as flip-flop movement)?
- Both lipids and proteins can flip flop
- While lipids can rarely flip flop, proteins cannot
- While proteins can flip flop, lipids cannot
- Neither lipids nor proteins can flip flop
Q. Each phospholipid in the plasma membrane bilayer has
- Hydrophobic heads and Hydrophilic tails
- Hydrophilic heads and Hydrophobic tails
- Both the head and the tail are hydrophilic
- Both the head and the tail are hydrophobic
Q.
According to fluid mosaic model, the Plasma membrane is made up of:
Phospholipids and oligosaccharides
Phospholipids, Extrinsic proteins and Intrinsic proteins
Phospholipids and integral proteins
Phospholipids and hemicellulose
Q. The fluid mosaic model of the plasma membrane was proposed by
- Singer and Garth L. Nicolson
- Camillo Golgi
- Danielli and Davson
- Robertson
Q. Which of the following describes the fluid-mosaic model of the plasma membrane structure?
- Phospholipid monolayer with embedded proteins
- Phospholipid bilayer with embedded proteins
- Phospholipid trilayer with embedded proteins
- Triglyceride bilayer with embedded proteins