The Two Sides of a Membrane Can Be Split Apart

question 49

Multiple Choice

The two sides of a membrane can be split apart from each other by an experimental technique known as freeze-fracturing.When one side of a freeze-fractured membrane is examined under the electron microscope,the exposed interior of the membrane bilayer appears to be covered with bumps.These bumps are most likely

• A) integral membrane proteins.
• B) ice crystals.
• C) glycolipids.
• D) organelles.
• E) vesicles.

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Assumption

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UI

Universal Instantiation, a logical rule of inference stating if something is true for everything in a category, it is true for any specific instance of that category.

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