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the _____ ________ model is used to describe the structure of the cell membrane

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fluid mosaic

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A form of endocytosis with a smaller substances are brought into the cell by forming vesicles at the cell membrane

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Pinocytosis

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_______ Transport via proteins requires no energy input

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facilitated

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the ______ gland Requires the active transport of iodine out of the blood and into it cells

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thyroid

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a membrane is said to be _________ Permeable if it lets somethings pass through it but does not allow other things to pass

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Selectively

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The movement of a vacuole out of the cell

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exocytosis

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A homogeneous mixture where one substance is dissolved into another

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solution

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A type of endocytosis where larger substances are brought into the cell by forming vacuoles at the cell membrane

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phagocytosis

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diffusion is the movement of molecules from the area of ________ consentration to the area of _______ consentration

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greater, lesser

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osmosis is the movement of _____ across a selectively permeable membrane

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water

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a cell is isotonic to a solution of 0.01% sugar

what consentration would be hypertonic, hypotonic and isotonic

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> 0.01%

<0.01%

=0.01%

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what happens to an animal cell in a hypotonic solution

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it swells and bursts

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what happens to an animal cell in a hypertonic solution?

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it looses water and shrivels

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what happens to an animal cell in an isotonic solution

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no change occurs

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15
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turgor pressure occurs in plant cells that are in a?

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hypotonic solution

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the movement of oxygen and carbon dioxide between alveoli and the capillaries of the lungs is an example of?

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diffusion

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Chloride ions moving in or out of a cell with the concentration gradient is an example of

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facilitated transport

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18
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The concentrating of iodine within the thyroid gland is an example of

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active transport

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19
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The protein hormone insulin being released from cells of the pancreas is an example of

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bulk transport

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20
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which processes use ATP

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active transport and bulk transport

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Which processes require a channel/carrier protein in the cell membrane?

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facilitated transport and active transport

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Which processes move only in the direction of the concentration gradient?

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diffusion and facilitated transport

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Red blood cells neither gain nor lose water when put into 0.9% NaCl.

a) What term would you use to describe the tonicity of 0.9% NaCl for Red blood cells?

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isotonic

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A small lipid molecule passes easily through the cell membrane. Which of these statements is the most likely explanation?

a protein carrier must be at work
Correct

the cell membrane is partly composed of lipid molecules

the cell is expending energy to do this

phagocytosis has enclosed this molecule in a vacuole

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the cell membrane is partly composed of lipid molecules

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cell drinking is synonymous
pinocytosis
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If a cell uses active transport to take in salts, then osmosis will follow and water will enter the cell. true or false
TRUE
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Which substances would be taken into a cell by phagocytosis?
proteins
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phospholipid and protein covering of every cell, controls what goes in and out of each cell
cell membrane
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movement of molecules from region of greater concentration to region of lesser concentration.
diffusion
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the difference in concentration between two regions
consentration gradient
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the solid that is dissolved in a solution
solute
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the liquid that dissolves the solute in a solution
solvent
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the pressure of water moving across membranes caused by a concentration gradient.
osmotic pressure
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solution that has same concentration of solute as the cells it surrounds
isotonic
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Solution that has greater concentration of solute than the cells it surrounds. Will cause cell to shrink.
hypertonic
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1 / 1 point Vocabulary: Solution that has lesser concentration of solute than the cells it surrounds. Will cause cells to burst.
hypotonic
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receptor _______ endocytosis occurs when a substance binds to the receptor proteins and causes another substance to be taken into the cell via vesicle formation
mediated
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if a plant cell is placed in a hypertonic solution_______ may occur
plasmolysis
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if an animal cells placed in a hypertonic solution_______ may occur
crenation
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when an animal cells placed in a hypotonic solution_________ may occur
Lysis
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The sodium potassium pump is found in a large number of these kind of cells
NERVE!!
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Carrier proteins are ______ meaning they only carry one type of particle
specific
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refers to a solution that is less concentrated and when compared to another solution
hypotonic
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The substance that does the dissolving in a solution
solvent
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________ Sized molecules tend to produce a higher rate of diffusion
smaller
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_________ Proteins catalyze chemical reactions on the cell membrane
enzymatic
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_______ Proteins can cause a change to the cell membrane when I specifically shaped molecule binds it’s binding site
receptor
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The diffusion rate can be increased by raising the_________, Which in turn increases the speed at which particles are moving
temperature
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Active transport is able to move molecules______ the consentration gradient
against
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when solutions on either side of a membrane are the same concentration there is ____ net movement of water or solute across the membrane
NO
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turgor pressure is important to plant cells because as their cells will start to lose to go to pressure the plant will also start to _____
wilt
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The substance that is being dissolved in a solution?
solute
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a ______ protein uses ATP to change shape to move molecules across the cell
carrier
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This is a special type of diffusion where water is the substance that is moving
osmosis
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Water fearing molecules that do not mix well with charged or polar molecules
hydrophobic
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Refers to a solution that is the same concentration when compared to another solution
isotonic
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A ______ protein only passes partway through the lipid bilayer of the cell membrane
peripheral
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This type of protein to export requires ATP as an energy source
active
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A carbohydrate chain attached to a lipid molecule in the cell membrane
glycoLIPID
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Water loving molecules which mix well with charged a polar molecules
hydrophilic
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The rate of diffusion can be increased by increasing the _________ gradient
Consentration
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this occurs when there is a concentration gradient across the membrane and only water is able to pass through the membrane
osmotic pressure
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a cell ________ Protein has a glycoproteins attached to it which are unique to each organism and aid and immune system recognition
recognition
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this molecule is the energy currency of the cell
ATP
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movement of molecules along a concentration gradient
Diffusion
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A carbohydrate chain attached to a protein in the cell membrane
glycoPROTEIN
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The movement of a Valcuole into the cell
endocytosis
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an ______ protein Passes all the way through the lipid bilayer of the cell membrane
integral
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Refers to a solution that is more concentrated when compared to another solution
hypertonic
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when movement of a molecule does not require additional energy input it’s called?
passive
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a ______ protein allows a particular ion or molecule to pass-through it with the concentration gradient and without the use of ATP
channel
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How to increase the rate of diffusion
increase temperature increase the consentration gradient decrease the size of diffusing molecules
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glycolipid
Carbohydrate chain attached to a phospholipid
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glycoprotein
carbohydrate chain attached to a protein
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cholesterol
inside the bilayer
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5 types of proteins
Channel proteins carrier proteins cell recognition proteins receptor proteins enzymatic protein
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Channel proteins
Tunnels
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What channel is faulty in cystic fibrosis patients
chloride channel
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Carrier proteins
Pump ATP
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Cell recognition proteins
cells recognize foreign things in the body
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Receptor proteins
examples insulin (liver cell and muscle cells
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Enzymatic protein
Catalyze a specific reaction involved in ATP metabolism
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what factors determine whether molecules can enter a membrane
Diffusion transport by carriers and bulk transport
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What can enter a membrane using diffusion
lipid soluble molecules water gases alcohol steroids
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What can enter a membrane by transport by carriers
sugars and amino acids and charged ions such as Na+ or K+
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what can enter a membrane with endocytosis and exocytosis
Macromolecules for example proteins, bacteria and viruses
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With diffusion what happens to the concentration
The area of high concentration will move to the area of low concentration
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Law of diffusion
Particles move from the area of higher concentration to the area of lower concentration until equally distributed
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diffusion is a _____ process
passive
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Special case of diffusion is called?
osmosis
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hypotonic to ____
hypertonic
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Hypertonic solution’s in cells cause
plasmolysis
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Why do the plant cells not burst one put in a hypotonic solution
The cell wall is made up of cellulose which has strong beta linkage
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What are the two parts of transport by carriers
Facilitated transport an active transport
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Facilitated transport
uses channel proteins requires no ATP
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Active transport
Requires ATP used carrier proteins molecules can move against the concentration gradient used in the thyroid gland
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Endocytosis
when the cell membrane forms of vesicle around the substance to be taken in to the cell used ATP
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Types of endocytosis
Phagocytosis pinocytosis receptor mediated endocytosis
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phagocytosis
Cell eating
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pinocytosis
cell drinking
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Receptor mediated endocytosis
A form of pinocytosis in which molecules of substances combined to receptor proteins on the surface of the cell membrane
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Exocytosis
Important in secretion and excretion of cells exiting the cell membrane uses ATP
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Examples of exocytosis in the body
digestive enzymes produced by stomach and glands in the small intestine the hormones insulin and glucagon are released by pancreatic cells through exocytosis when the cells are stimulated by the nervous system
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Why does diffusion happen
Because of the movement of molecules because they’re always moving
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Where is ATP made
The mitochondria
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What are the two substances that go into ATP
O2 and glucose
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If a graph that shows consentration flattens out what does that mean
it has become isotonic
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if a substance is more concentrated does it lose or gain water
looses water
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On a graph how do you know it is isotonic
the zero line
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What is the job of the cell membrane
It provides protection for the cell it transports nutrients into the cell and also transports toxic substances out of the cell
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How does your body recognize cells
When the body senses foreign substances or sells the immune system create a response to get rid of them

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