IB Biology SL B2.1.10 Fluid Mosaic Model Questions

Label mobile lipids and embedded proteins in a fluid mosaic membrane, then use freeze-etching and model evidence to distinguish it from the sandwich model in IB Biology SL B2.1.10.

Syllabus
First assessment 2025
Course
Biology SL
Level
SL

Exam points

  • Label a fluid mosaic membrane with hydrophilic heads, hydrophobic tails, integral proteins, peripheral proteins and other embedded components.
  • Explain fluidity as movement of phospholipids and proteins within the bilayer, with components distributed in a mosaic.
  • Use Singer–Nicolson, freeze-etching, protein extraction or fluorescent-tagging evidence to distinguish embedded membrane components from the older sandwich model.

IB Biology SL B2.1.10 Fluid Mosaic Model Questions question 1

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Draw a labelled diagram to show the molecular structure of a membrane.

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