The fluid mosaic model describes the structure of the plasma membrane. embedded within the plasma membrane are proteins and carbohydrates that contribute to the term mosaic. glycolipids and glycoproteins are examples of carbohydrates from on the surface of red blood cells that determine abo blood type. these glycoproteins and glycolipids are important for a. cell to cell identification b. diffusion

the diploid number of chromosomes is sometimes represented by the symbol 2n. for the fruit fly, the diploid number is 8, which can be written as 2n = 8, where n represents twice the number of chromosomes in a sperm or egg cell.

the dna of humans and mice is almost 92% similar. this similarity indicates that . mice have a tail, while humans have a tailbone. the tailbone is a structure in humans.yes it's true.