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Section 4 – Cell Membrane structure – set 6

13.  The diagram below shows the structure of the cell surface membrane.

C a r b o h y d r a t e P r o t e i n s

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(a) The cell surface membrane is composed of a phospholipid bilayer. Explain why tile

 phospholipids in the bilayer are arranged with the fatty acid tails pointing inwards and the phosphate heads outwards.

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(b) The diagram has been magnified three million ( ! "#$) times. Calculate the width ofthe cell surface membrane in tin (micrometres). %how your wor&ing.

'nswer ………………………… µm(3)

(c) %tate onefunction of each of the following components of the cell surface membrane.

Carbohydrate ………………………………………………………………………..

Protein ………………………………………………………………………………(2)

(Total 8 marks)

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15.  The diagram below shows the structure of two fatty acids.

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(a) Gi+e the name of the molecule to which three fatty acids are bonded to form a

triglyceride lipid.

.....................................................................................................................................(1)

(b) (i) ,ame the type of fatty acid labelled .

...........................................................................................................................(1)

(ii) -escribe oneway in which the physical properties of a triglyceride composed of

fatty acids of type will differ from a triglyceride of similar molecular sie

composed of fatty acids of type '.

...........................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................(1)

(c) -raw a diagram to show the arrangement of phospholipid molecules in a unit (cell)

membrane.

(2)

(Total 5 marks)

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47.  (a) The diagram below shows the structure of a triglyceride.

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C ) * C

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C ) / * C

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t r i g l y c e r i d e

( o n d '

 

(i) ,ame ond ' on the diagram.

...........................................................................................................................(1)

(ii) ,ame the type of reaction that will brea& down the triglyceride into its constituent

 parts during digestion by lipase enymes.

........................................................................................................................... (1)

(iii) ,ame two products formed when triglycerides are completely digested.

" ........................................................................................................................

/ ........................................................................................................................(2)

(i+) %ome triglycerides ha+e se+eral double bonds (C C)0 others ha+e none.-escribe one way in which the physical property of triglycerides which includese+eral double bonds will differ from triglycerides which ha+e no double bonds.

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...........................................................................................................................(1)

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(b) 1ipids in membranes ha+e an additional chemical group attached.

(i) ,ame the chemical group which is added to the lipids in membranes.

...........................................................................................................................(1)

(ii) Explain how adding this extra chemical group allows the formation of a cell

membrane.

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...........................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................(2)

(Total 8 marks)

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