Plz help asap! What is the best explanation of how the fluid mosaic model helps explain the selective permeability of cell membranes? Cholesterol embedded in the phospholipid bilayer allows passage of certain molecules.
The phospholipids are flexible and can slide past one another, allowing small gaps that molecules can penetrate.
The phospholipid bilayer allows osmosis while preventing diffusion of H2O molecules.
The phospholipid bilayer provides the cell's protection, while embedded proteins allow passage of some molecules.

the organisms are not adapted to live in some communities or habitats.

"1. it should be, it has been for about 20 years, and it's really not much different in the end than breeding animals to have particular traits. there are always concerns about genetically engineered animals/plants affecting the environment in unexpected negative ways, but i can't think of an example where the fears didn't turn out to be baseless.  

first, as you point out, it would be a great advance in pharmacology, to be able to tailor drugs and their doses to me. the pros involve better medical treatment. the cons involve privacy issues like insurance companies denying coverage to people with genetic risk factors. looking at dna markers wouldn't affect the frequency of genetic diseases, but it would allow detection of them earlier. and ok, actually i suppose that if people used this information to avoid having children with genetic diseases, some might decrease in frequency."