Cell Membrane And Transport Flashcards

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1
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The _ _ model is used to describe the structure of the cell membrane

A

Fluid mosaic

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2
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A form of endocytosis where smaller substances are brought into the cell by forming vesicles at the cell membrane

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Pinocytosis

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3
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_ transport via proteins requires no energy input

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Facilitated

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4
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The _ gland requires the active transport of iodine out of the blood and into its cells

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Thyroid

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5
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A membrane is said to be _ permeable if it lets some things pass through it, but does not allow other things to pass

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Selectively

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6
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The movement of a vacuole our of the cell

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Exocytosis

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7
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A homogenous mixture where one substance is dissolved into another

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Solution

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8
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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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9
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Receptor — endocytosis occurs when a substance bunds to a receptor protein and cause another substance to be taken into the cell via vessel s formation

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Mediated

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10
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If a plant cell is placed in a hypertonic solution

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Plasmolysis

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11
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If an animal cell is placed in a hypertonic solution ___ occurs

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Crenation

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12
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The sodium/ potassium pump is found in large numbers in these kind of cells

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Nerve

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13
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Carrier proteins are ___ meaning they only carry one type of particle

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Specific

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14
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Refers to a solution that is less concentrated when compared to another solution

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Hypotonic

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15
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The substance that does the dissolving in a solution

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Solvent

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16
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__ sized molecules tend to produce higher rates of diffusion

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Smaller

17
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_ proteins catalyze chemical reactions on the cell membrane

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Enzymatic

18
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__ proteins cause a change up the cell membrane when a specifically shaped molecule bonds in its binding site

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Receptor

19
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The diffusion rate can be increased by raising the __ which in turn increases the speed at which particles are moving

A

Temperature

20
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Active transport is able to move molecules _ the concentration gradient

A

Against

21
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When solution on either side of a membrane are the same concentration there is _ net movement of water or solute across the membrane

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No

22
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Turgor pressure is important to plant cells because as their cells start to lose turf or pressure the plant will start to__

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Wilt

23
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The substance that is being dissolved in a solution

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Solute

24
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A _ protein uses tap to change shape to move molecules across the cell membrane

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Carried

25
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This is a special type of diffusion where water is the substance that is moving

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Osmosis

26
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Water fearing - molecules which do not mix well with charged or polar molecules

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Hydrophobic

27
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Refers to a solution that is the same concentration when compared to another solution

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Isotonic

28
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A __ protein only passes part way through the lipid bilayer of the cell membrane

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Peripheral

29
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This type of protein requires ATP as an energy source

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Active

30
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A carbohydrate chain attached to a lipid molecule in the cell membrane

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Glycolipid

31
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Water loving - molecules which mix well with charged or polar molecules

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Hydrophobic

32
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The rate of diffusion can be increased by increasing the __ gradient

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Concentration

33
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This occurs when there is a concentration gradient across a membrane and only water is able to pass through the membrane

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Osmotic pressure