TLS Online TPP Program

#Question id: 2195


Which of the following statements about the mobility of membrane components is true?

#Unit 2. Cellular Organization
  1. Proteins and lipids move equally rapidly within the plane of the membrane.

  2. Lipids generally move more rapidly than proteins within the plane of the membrane.

  3. Proteins generally move more rapidly than lipids within the plane of the membrane.

  4. Lipids and proteins “flip-flop” between membrane leaflets more readily than they move within the plane of the membrane.