Question

The plasma membrane is composed of a phospholipid bilayer with embedded proteins. What is one of the functions of the embedded proteins?

Answer 1

he plasma membrane is phospholipid bilayer. The layers are two and are continuous flat sheets. They have proteins and cholesterol embedded in them, for facilitating the transport of compounds and maintanng fluidity. The lipid bilayer is both hydrophobic and hydrophillic.

Answer 2

One of the function the is embedded in the bilayer, if connected to a glycogen, can help recgonize cells or self.