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1.3 Cell Membrane + Transport (osmosis) Flashcards

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1
Q

what is osmosis?

A

the diffusion of water from a region of high water potential to low water potential across a selectively permeable membrane

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2
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what are special membrane channel proteins that transport water called?

A

Aquaporins

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3
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what are dissolved substances called?

A

solutes

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4
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what does water potential measure ?

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measures the concentration of free water molecules

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5
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what is water potential?

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the tendency of water molecules to diffuse from one solution to another

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6
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what process does water diffuse by?

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osmosis

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7
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what is water potential measured in?

A

kilopascals (kPa)

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8
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what is the water potential of pure water ?

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0 kPa

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what are three types of osmosis?

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hypertonic
hypotonic
isotonic

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hypertonic

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solute conc is greater inside the cell than outside - cell loses water

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hypotonic

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solute conc is less than that inside the cell - cell gains water

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isotonic

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external and internal solute potential are the same

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13
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what happens to plant cell placed in pure water ?

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cell swells and becomes turgid
vacuole is filled with water

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14
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why does the cell not burst in hypotonic solutions ?

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due to the strength of the cell wall

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what happens if the plant is placed in a hypotonic solution?

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water enters by osmosis
causes the cell to swell and become firm
plant cells becomes TURGID

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what happens when plant cell is placed in hypertonic solution?

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water moves out of the cell by osmosis
causes the membrane to pull away from cell wall
causes vacuole to shrink and become FLACCID
PLASMOLYSED

17
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what is said to happen to the cell in hypertonic solutions?

A

cell becomes plasmolysed

18
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animal cell in hypotonic solution?

A

no cell wall causing cell to burst and become lysed

19
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animal cell in a hypertonic solution?

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water leaves by osmosis cell appears wrinkled crenated

20
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what is the role of cell wall?

A

cell wall does not stretch
generates pressure potential

21
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what is solute potential at incipient plasmolysis?

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solute potential = water potential

22
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what is point of incipient plasmolysis?

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plasmolysis has just taken place
half cells plasmolysed half not

23
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what is a sodium potassium pump ?

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uses protein pump to move Na+ and K+ in and out cells

24
Q

use of proton pump?

A

an active transport protein
uses ATP to transport hydrogen ions out of the cell

25
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explain why there is no decrease in mass at any of the sucrose concentrations?

A

loss of mass is not linked to water movement

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