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IB Biology SL B2.1.1 Lipid Bilayers Question Bank

Practise IB Biology SL B2.1.1 through questions on hydrophilic heads, hydrophobic tails and how amphipathic molecules form membrane bilayers.

Syllabus
First assessment 2025
Course
Biology SL
Level
SL

Exam points

  • Explain how amphipathic phospholipids orient heads and tails to form membrane bilayers.
  • Identify phospholipid components and bilayer structures from membrane and vesicle diagrams.

B2.1.1—Lipid bilayers as basis question 1

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The diagram shows the stages of the cell cycle.

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Explain the properties of phospholipids that allow bilayers to form in cell membranes.

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