Q. The plasma membrane consists mainly of
A) Proteins embedded in a carbohydrate bilayer
B) Phospholipids embedded in a protein bilayer
C) Proteins embedded in a phospholipid bilayer
D) Proteins embedded in a polymer of glucose molecules
Explanation
[Solution from source] According to Singer and Nicolson's fluid mosaic model, the membrane is a quasi-fluid lipid bilayer with proteins embedded in it as integral and peripheral proteins. The bilayer is made of phospholipids, not proteins or carbohydrates. Answer (3).
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