This Type of Membrane Protein Does NOT Extend Through the Entire

question 90

Multiple Choice

This type of membrane protein does NOT extend through the entire membrane so that it touches both the intracellular fluid and the extracellular fluid.

• A) integral proteins
• B) transmembrane proteins
• C) peripheral proteins
• D) channel proteins
• E) all of these choices

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Definitions:

Derived Characteristic

A trait that is present in an organism but was absent in the last common ancestor of the group to which the organism belongs.

Sessile Animals

Organisms that do not move about and are fixed in one place, such as corals and barnacles; they are often anchored to a solid surface.

Unfavorable Environmental

Conditions within an environment that challenge the survival, growth, or reproduction of organisms.

Locomotion

The ability of an organism to move from one place to another using various bodily mechanisms.