Plasma Membrane & Fluidity

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  1. 4. Type of fatty acid with no double bonds that decreases fluidity.
  2. 6. Region of a phospholipid that repels water.
  3. 7. The property of the membrane affected by temperature, fatty acid composition, and cholesterol.
  4. 9. Molecule that stabilizes the membrane at different temperatures.
  5. 10. Type of transport protein that forms water-filled pores.
  6. 11. Type of cells that lack cholesterol in their membranes.
  7. 12. Network that attaches to membrane proteins to maintain cell shape.
  8. 13. Protein that receives signaling molecules.
  9. 15. Structure formed by phospholipids in the cell membrane.
  10. 16. Some membrane proteins act as this type of biological catalyst.
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  1. 1. Type of fatty acid with double bonds that increase fluidity.
  2. 2. Higher ______ increases membrane fluidity.
  3. 3. Cholesterol ______ the membrane at high and low temperatures.
  4. 5. Example of a channel protein for water.
  5. 6. Region of a phospholipid or protein that interacts with water.
  6. 8. Membrane protein that extends into the hydrophobic core.
  7. 14. Transport protein that changes shape to move molecules.