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Card 6

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What is the model used to describe a cell membrane called?

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Card 7

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Why does the centre part of a cell membrane not allow water-soluble substances to diffuse through it?

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Card 8

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What type of substances can diffuse through the hydrophobic tails of a phospholipid bilayer?

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Card 9

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Why is cholestrol used in cell membranes?

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Card 10

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How does cholesterol provide stability?

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Card 11

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How does cholestrol also help with the barrier against polar substances?

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Card 12

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How can temperature affect membranes?

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Card 13

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At which temperature would phospholipids lack energy?

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Card 14

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At temperatures below 0 degrees what is there a possibility of forming?

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Card 15

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As the temperature increases between 0 and 45, what happens to the permeability of a membrane?

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