Membranes Interactive Tutorial 1: The Phospholipid Bilayer

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1. Phospholipids and the phospholipid bilayer

The key molecule in the membrane is a phospholipid.

Like triglycerides (fats and oils), phospholipids are built around a molecule of glycerol, a 3-carbon alcohol, (shown in pink at number 2 in the diagram).
Attached to the glycerol on one side are two fatty acids (shown in yellow at number 3). The two fatty acids make up the molecule’s “tail.”
On the other side of the molecule (number 1 in the diagram) is a phosphate-bearing “head.”

simple phospholipid, no numbers — **A phospholipid.** The fatty acid tails are on the right, in orange. The phosphate-bearing head is on the left, in red

Typically, phospholipids are represented by diagrams like the one shown on the right. Whatever orientation you see this in, you should immediately be able to recognize it as a phospholipid.

In terms of how phospholipids interact with water, they have a split personality.

The fatty acid tails are non-polar, making them hydrophobic (water-fearing). In other words, they act as a fat or oil molecule does, avoiding water.
The head is polar. This makes the head hydrophilic (water-loving). In other words, the head interacts with water by forming hydrogen bonds with whatever water molecules it bumps into.

As a result, phospholipids, when mixed with water, spontaneously organize themselves into a few orientations. The one you need to understand is called a bilayer. The bilayer is a membrane that defines a sphere (which you can think of as an empty cell). If we sliced open the sphere, here’s what we’d see:

How does this work? Let’s just look at a tiny slice of the sphere.

The hydrophilic heads of the phospholipids orient themselves so that the heads are in contact with water.
The hydrophobic tails cluster together. This is the same clustering that happens in a droplet of oil mixed in water. All of the tails create a hydrophobic, water-free zone.

One of the key ideas of the cell theory is that all cells come from other cells. Today, new cells are formed as a parent cell divides into two smaller daughter cells. But for understanding the origin of life, it’s important to understand that if some non-living process can create phospholipids, then these phospholipids can spontaneously organize themselves into cell-like structures. Add some genetic material, and a system for taking in energy and for cell replication (the origin of both of which requires a lot of explanation), then you have a plausible scenario for the emergence of the first cells.

We’ll learn more about the origin of life later in this course, but, for now, use these flashcards to make sure that you understand the basic structural element of membranes: the phospholipid bilayer.

2. Flashcards: The Phospholipid Bilayer

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[h] Flashcards: The phospholipid bilayer

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[q]The molecules that make up that basic structure of the membrane are called __________.

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[a]The molecules that make up that basic structure of the membrane are called phospholipids.

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[q]The molecule shown below is a__________.[textentry]

[a]The molecule shown below is a phospholipid.

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[q]The two fatty acid chains make up the phospholipid’s “_________”.[textentry]

[a]The two fatty acid chains make up the phospholipid’s “tail.”

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[q]The phosphate containing part makes up the phospholipid’s “_________”.[textentry]

[a]The phosphate-containing part makes up the phospholipid’s “head“.

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[q]A more scientific way to say “water-fearing” is __________.

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[a]A more scientific way to say “water-fearing” is hydrophobic.

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[q]A more scientific way to say “water-loving” is __________.

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[a]A more scientific way to say “water-loving” is hydrophilic.

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[q]Is the tail of a phospholipid hydrophobic or hydrophilic? [textentry]

[a]The tail of a phospholipid is hydrophobic.

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[q]Is the head of a phospholipid hydrophobic or hydrophilic? [textentry]

[a]The head of a phospholipid is hydrophilic.

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[q]Is the tail of a phospholipid polar or non-polar? [textentry]

[a]The tail of a phospholipid is non-polar.

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[q]Is the head of a phospholipid polar or non-polar? [textentry]

[a]The head of a phospholipid is polar.

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[q]The arrangement of phospholipids shown below is called a phospholipid ________ [textentry]

[a]The arrangement of phospholipids shown below is called a phospholipid bilayer.

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3. Quiz: Phospholipids

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[h] Quiz: Phospholipids
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[q labels = “top”]Drag the terms below onto the appropriate places on the phospholipid molecule below.

[l]hydrophobic

[fx] No. Please try again.

[f*] Great!

[l]hydrophilic

[fx] No. Please try again.

[f*] Correct!

[q labels = “top”]Drag the terms below onto the appropriate places on the phospholipid molecule below.

[l]non-polar

[fx] No. Please try again.

[f*] Great!

[l]polar

[fx] No. Please try again.

[f*] Correct!

[q labels = “top”]Drag the terms below onto the appropriate places on the phospholipid molecule.

[l]hydrophobic

[fx] No, that’s not correct. Please try again.

[f*] Great!

[l]hydrophilic

[fx] No, that’s not correct. Please try again.

[f*] Correct!

[q labels = “top”]Drag the terms below onto the appropriate places on the phospholipid molecule below.

[l]polar

[fx] No, that’s not correct. Please try again.

[f*] Great!

[l]non-polar

[fx] No. Please try again.

[f*] Correct!

[q] Which of the following best describes how phospholipids arrange themselves in the cell membrane?

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[q]The molecules that make up that basic structure of the membrane are called __________.

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[q]The molecule shown below is a__________.

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[q]The two fatty acid chains make up the phospholipid’s “_________”.

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[q]The phosphate containing part makes up the phospholipid’s “_________”.

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[c]aGVhZA==

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[q]A more scientific way to say “water-fearing” is __________.

[hangman]

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[q]A more scientific way to say “water-loving” is __________.

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[q]Is the tail of a phospholipid hydrophobic or hydrophilic?

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[f]Q29ycmVjdCEgVGhlIHRhaWwgb2YgYSBwaG9zcGhvbGlwaWQgaXMgaHlkcm9waG9iaWM=Lg==

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[q]The arrangement of phospholipids shown below is called a phospholipid ________

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[/qwiz]

1. Phospholipids and the phospholipid bilayer

2. Flashcards: The Phospholipid Bilayer

3. Quiz: Phospholipids

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