2.Cell Organelles: Plasma Membrane

The Plasma Membrane

- The plasma membrane, or cell membrane, is an organelle made up of lipids and proteins and forms     a boundary around the cytoplasm

- Can surround/enclose a vacuole

- Regulates the passage of molecules in and out of the cytoplasm

- Found in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells

- In animal cells, the plasma membrane is in the outer most layer of the cell 

- In plant cells, it is located just beneath the cell wall

Phospholipid bilayer

Structure and Function:

- Composed of a phospholipid bilayer 

           -A phospholipid bilayer is a double lipid membrane, the                 head of the phospholipid keeps the tail of it from getting                 wet, the tail is a fatty acid

- Contains proteins throughout 

- Some proteins serve as channels to let molecules enter and leave   the cell, these are known as integral proteins

- The plasma membrane is selectively permeable to ions and organic molecules

- Boundary that separates the living cell from non-living surroundings

-Marks the boundary between the inside and outside of the cell

Prokaryotic cell

Reflection:
For this blog, I learned a lot about how proteins are involved in the membrane. I already knew a lot about the plasma membrane because we learned about it during class. I was surprised to see what it actually looked like up close. I learned more about where it's located in both plant and animal cells. The plasma membrane can't really be used outside of biology, since it is involved in cells.

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