Match each membrane term to its meaning

Exercise and reference answers

Matching pairs

1. Left

   Fluid mosaic

   Right

   Singer and Nicolson's model

2. Left

   Lipid bilayer

   Right

   Double layer of phospholipids

3. Left

   Semipermeable

   Right

   Lets some substances through

4. Left

   Equilibrium

   Right

   Spread out, with no net movement

5. Left

   Glycoprotein

   Right

   Surface marker for recognition

6. Left

   Carrier protein

   Right

   Binds and ferries one solute

Instructions

Tap a term on the left, then tap its meaning on the right.

Explanation