Why does the hydrolysis of ATP release so much energy? Ther…
Why does the hydrolysis of ATP release so much energy? There are 4 correct answers from the mutually exclusive sets below. (there is a penalty for picking incorrect choices, otherwise you could just select all of them for full credit).
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Which of the following components would make a plasma membrane more “fluid”? There are 3 correct components, one from each set of mutually exclusive options: A. Saturated fatty acid chains B. Unsaturated fatty acid chains C. Longer fatty acid chains D. Shorter fatty acid chains E. Increased temperature F. Decreased temperature
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Detergents are amphipathic molecules just like phospholipids on the cell membrane. In an aqueous environment detergents spontaneously form spherical micelles, keeping hydrophobic groups on the center of the sphere while hydrophilic groups are on the outer region of the sphere. Why does the cell membrane forms bilayer instead of micelles?
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