IB Biology HL A2.1.5 Spontaneous Formation of Vesicles Questions

Explain how amphipathic fatty acids can spontaneously form monolayers, bilayers and vesicles. Describe how microspheres could enclose polymers and monomers to create internal chemistry, and why fatty acids may have preceded more complex phospholipid membranes.

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Describe how amphipathic fatty acids can spontaneously form monolayers, bilayers and vesicles.
Explain how microspheres could enclose polymers and monomers to create internal chemistry, and that fatty acids likely preceded more complex phospholipid membranes.

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State the name for primitive, phospholipid-enclosed structures that may have preceded cells.

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