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- 2. In addition to phospholipids membrane also contains ..............
- 6. The ..........of protein and lipid varies considerably in different cell types.
- 8. Eukaryotic cells possess an ......... nucleus with a nuclear envelope.
- 10. Plant and animal cells are different as the former possess cell walls, ........ and a large central vacuole which are absent in animal cells.
- 11. All eukaryotic cells are ......... identical.
- 16. The major lipids are ........... that are arranged in a bilayer.
- 17. The detailed structure of the membrane was studied only after the advent of the ............. in the 1950s.
- 18. In eukaryotic cells genetic material is organised into .............
- 19. In eukaryotic cells there is an .......... compartmentalization of cytoplasm through the presence of membrane bound organelles.
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- 1. Later, biochemical investigation clearly revealed that the cell membranes also possess ..........and ..............
- 3. Also, the lipids are arranged within the membrane with the ........... towards the outer sides and the hydrophobic tails towards the inner part.
- 4. Peripheral proteins lie on the surface of membrane while the integral proteins are partially or totally .......... in the membrane.
- 5. Depending on the ease of extraction, membrane proteins can be classified as ........and ...........
- 7. In human beings, the membrane of the ............has approximately 52 per cent protein and 40 per cent lipids.
- 9. These studies showed that the cell membrane is mainly composed of ........... and ............
- 12. The eukaryotes include all the protists, plants, animals and ........
- 13. On the other hand, animal cells have ........... which are absent in almost all plant cells.
- 14. In addition, eukaryotic cells have a variety of complex locomotory and ........... structures.
- 15. This ensures that the nonpolar tail of saturated hydrocarbons is protected from the .......... environment.
- 16. Meanwhile, chemical studies on the cell membrane, especially in human red blood cells (RBCs), enabled the scientists to deduce the possible structure of ..............
