The inside and outside of the plasma membrane are
A) identical in both the phospholipid bilayer and the embedded proteins.
B) identical in phospholipid bilayer but have cytoskeletal filaments on the outside and carbohydrate chains of glycolipids and proteins on the inside.
C) identical in phospholipid bilayer but have cytoskeletal filaments on the inside and carbohydrate chains of glycolipids and proteins on the outside.
D) different with a phospholipid bilayer on the inside and carbohydrate chains of glycolipids and proteins on the outside.
E) different with a phospholipid bilayer on the outside and carbohydrate chains of glycolipids and proteins on the inside.

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The phospholipid bilayer is identical but the proteins on each side of the membrane are different. The cytoskeleton is attached to the interior face while glycolipids and carbohydrates are attached to the outside face of the membrane.

The Inside and Outside of the Plasma Membrane Are