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B2.1 Membranes & transport - student friendly summary

Guiding questions • How do molecules of lipid and protein assemble into biological membranes? What are the relative positions, which parts ae hydrophobic, which are hydrophilic?• What determines whether a substance can pass through a biological membrane? This is all about whether it can pass through the lipid bilayer - is it polar or non-polar, is it large or small. SL and HL B2.1.1 - Lipid bilayers naturally form...

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