OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
CELL BIOLOGY
Question
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Which of the following molecules can diffuse directly through a cell’s phospholipid bilayer?
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Oxygen
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Water
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Glucose
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Proteins
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Gases, hydrophobic molecules, and small polar uncharged molecules can diffuse through phospholipid bilayers. Larger polar molecules and charged molecules cannot.
Detailed explanation-2: -The cell plasma membrane is largely composed of phospholipid bilayers, and water can cross the cell membranes via two basic pathways: simple diffusion through the lipid bilayer or transit through water-selective channels, i.e., facilitated diffusion (1).
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