FINAL EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND
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Plasma Membrane
Flexible outer boundary
Cytoplasma
Intracellular fluid containing organelles
Nucleus
Control center; largest organelle; genetic library with blueprints for nearly all cellular proteins in
the DNA
Lipid Bilayer
Provide the barrier that marks the boundaries of a cell; composed of two layers of fat cells
organized in two sheets
Fluid Mosaic Model
The cell membrane as a two-dimensional liquid that restricts the lateral diffusion of membrane
components
, Intracellular Fluid
Fluid of cytoplasma
Extracellular Fluid
Fluid around cells
Interstitial Fluid
ECF that surrounds cells
Hydrophilic
tend to mix with water
Hydrophobic
tends not to mix with water
Integral Membrane Protein
Firmly inserted into membrane; function as transport proteins, enzymes, or receptors
Peripheral Membrane Protein
Loosely attached to integral proteins; function as enzymes; motor proteins for shape change
during cell division and muscle contraction