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Microbiology Please move the correct terms into their corresponding empty boxes

ID: 186487 • Letter: M

Question

Microbiology

Please move the correct terms into their corresponding empty boxes within the figure to complete the concept map. gycerol Membranes alcohol are made of phosphate Hint: Molecules found embedded in phospholipid bilayers Hint: Amphipathic hydrogen are made of are made of fatty acids hydrophilic head of Hint: Variable group bound to the phosphate head in a phospholipid Amino acids carboxyl Hint: The backbone of a phospholipid proteins containing functional the smalle group 0 0 acids st atomic Hint: Hydrocarbon chains df a phospholipids phospho pid NH2

Explanation / Answer

Membranes are made of:

a) Amphipathic molecule: phospholipids

b) Comprises the hydrophilic head of phospholipids: phosphate

c) Variable group bound in the phosphate head in phospholipid: alcohol

d) The backbone of phospholipid: glycerol

e) Hydrocarbon chains of phopholipid: fatty acids

f) Molecules found embedded in phospholipid bilayes: proteins

g)) Carbon containing functional group of amino acids: carboxyl

h) Element with the smallest atomic number: hydrogen