Cell Transport Flashcards
Brownian Motion
Kinetic Energy
Gradience
Area of high concentration and area of low concentration
What direction do particles want to travel?
High concentration –> low concentration
What do protein pumps help with?
Active transfer
Is diffusion active or passive?
Passive
What does the movement of water depend on?
What solute is dissolved in the solution around the cells
Facilitated diffusion
Diffusion assisted by a special channel protein
Does passive transport go with or against the gradient?
With
Does active transport go with or against the gradient?
Against
Active Vs. Passive transfer: Which uses more energy?
Active
Osmosis
The process by which water passively diffuses
What is the current model of the cell membrane?
Fluid Mosaic Model
What is the cell membrane?
A phospholipid bilayer
Is the cell membrane permeable?
Yes, semipermeable
What two substances are embedded in the cell membrane?
Cholesterols and proteins