bio 101 exam 3 Flashcards
voltage across a membrane
membrane potential
molecule with one part hydrophilic, one part hydrophobic
amphipathic
moveable structure that is a mixture of proteins drifting in the a bilayer of phospholipids
fluid mosaic model
influenced by fatty acid, cholesterol and temperature of a membrane
fluidity
buffer to keep membrane from becoming too fluid or viscous
cholesterol
moves ions and other molecules across membrane
transport proteins
allows cell to receive signals from the environment
receptors
catalyze chemical reactions
enzymes
permanently associate with a membrane, embedded in the interior of the lipid bilayer
integral membrane proteins
temporarily associated with lipid bilayer or integral membrane proteins
peripheral proteins
proteins that go all the way from one side of the bilayer membrane to the other
transmembrane proteins
membrane allows some substances to cross more easily than others
selective permeability
membrane transport that requires no energy input
passive transport
spontaneous net movement of particles down a concentration gradient
diffusion
when a solute is more concentrated in one area than another
concentration gradient
diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane
osmosis
transport proteins help polar molecules and ions diffuse across a membrane down a concentration gradient with protein channels or carriers
facilitated diffusion
a solution’s ability to alter a cell’s shape by controlling the amount of water in it
tonicity
lower concentration of solute (too much water), can swell and burst
hypotonic
higher concentration of solute (not enough water) can shrivel and die
hypertonic
equal concentration of solute, cell volume stable
isotonic
change shape to provide corridors that allow specific molecules or ions to cross membrane
carrier proteins
gated passages that open to let ions in without changing shape (like a straw)
channel proteins
carrier proteins specifically for water’s passage (function in osmosis)
aquaporins
solutes move AGAINST concentration gradient using carrier transport proteins, requiring ATP
active transport
type of electrogenic pump for animals, carrier protein pumps out 3 Na ions for ever 2 K ions that are pumped in, higher K concentration inside, higher Na concentration outside
sodium-potassium pump
electrogenic pump in plants, fungi and bacteria, active transport of H+ ions out of cell AGAINST concentration gradient
proton pumps
transport protein that generates voltage across a membrane, storing energy that can be used for cellular work
electrogenic pump
charge difference across cell membrane through active transport of ions
electrochemical gradient
transport protein that couples the diffusion of one substance of doing down its concentration gradient with one that is going against it
cotransport
molecules brought into the cell (membrane pinches to form vesicles)
endocytosis
secretion of molecules outside the cell (vesicle spits materials out of membrane)
exocytosis
controlling of cell pressure by regulating salt and water concentrations
osmoregulation
sucks up and expels excess water in the cell in some protozoans
contractile vacuoles
large storage of water in the middle of plant cells
central vacuole
ideal state for plant cells, swollen and rigid, hypotonic
turgid