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umka2103 [35]
3 years ago
11

why is the cell membrane sometimes referred to as a fluid mosaic? what part of the cell membrane acts like a fluid? and what mak

es it a mosaic?
Biology
1 answer:
garik1379 [7]3 years ago
6 0
Fluid mosaic refers to the cell membranes ability to push a substance through the cell which is structure in a ‘mosaic’ like pattern. The fluid part is the lipid tail of the phosphate lipid body. As this rail is hydrophobic it repels water down the tail in a ‘fluid motion’. The mosaic part is the alignment of the cell membrane as it is very structured
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