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DTC 302 Exam 1 Questions & Answers What are the major compounds that comprise the plasma membrane? What is the general function of each? - ANSWERSPhospholipid bilayer: -amphipathic (hydrophilic head, hydrophobic tail) -water and other polar or charged substances cannot easily cross the hydrophobic core of the membrane. Proteins: -integral have at least one hydrophobic region that anchors them to the hydrophobic core -Transmembrane: Proteins that extend all the way across the membran...

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