Which Statement Describes a General Feature of the Lipid Bilayer

question 59

Multiple Choice

Which statement describes a general feature of the lipid bilayer in all biological membranes?

• A) Individual lipid molecules are free to diffuse laterally in the surface of the bilayer.
• B) Individual lipid molecules in one face (monolayer) of the bilayer readily diffuse (flip-flop) to the other monolayer.
• C) Polar, but uncharged, compounds readily diffuse across the bilayer.
• D) The bilayer is stabilized by covalent bonds between neighboring phospholipid molecules.
• E) The polar head groups face inward toward the inside of the bilayer.

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