How Temperature Affects The Structure Of The Cell Membrane.
In This Experiment I Will Use Beetroot To Examine How Temperature Affects The Structure Of The Cell Membrane.
The membrane is made of phospholipids and proteins. Proteins have a specific shape and so will be affected by temperature when it goes high, just like enzymes, which are also proteins. Therefore when the temperature gets too high the protein will denature (change shape). All that happens when phospholipids are in high temperature is that they start to vibrate which does not affect the membrane being a consistent barrier. When the proteins denature the membrane will no longer be a consistent barrier, so it will let some of its pink cytoplasm out depending on how damaged it is.
In This Experiment I Will Use Beetroot To Examine How Temperature Affects The Structure Of The Cell Membrane.
The membrane is made of phospholipids and proteins. Proteins have a specific shape and so will be affected by temperature when it goes high, just like enzymes, which are also proteins. Therefore when the temperature gets too high the protein will denature (change shape). All that happens when phospholipids are in high temperature is that they start to vibrate which does not affect the membrane being a consistent barrier. When the proteins denature the membrane will no longer be a consistent barrier, so it will let some of its pink cytoplasm out depending on how damaged it is.