Problem:
Question 1: What are some of the functions of membranes? What are some of the functions of the plasma membrane?
Question 2: Name some of the components of the plasma membrane.
Question 3: Draw a membrane that includes the following components: phospholipids, transmembrane proteins, peripheral membrane proteins. Label the hydrophobic core (hydrophobic interior) of your membrane.
Question 4: Explain the orientation of phospholipids in a membrane.
Question 5: Describe the mobility of phospholipids and membrane proteins in the plasma membrane. Are all membrane proteins free to move in the plasma membrane? Explain. What would prevent them from moving within the plasma membrane?
Please provide discription of all the answers.