Cells (Lecture 1) Flashcards
Prototypical Cell contains?
Plasma (Cell) Memebrane
The Plasma Membrane has a ____border and is ______ permeable.
thin,
selectively
The plasma membrane has a what surrounding it/what is it made of?
a phospholipid bilayer
The Phospholipid bilayer has a ______ tail and a _____ head
hydrophobic,
hydrophilic
The cell is the smallest ______ _____that can preform all vital functions
structural unit
The plasma membrane molecular components include: ________and_________ some with _______ groups attached
proteins and cholesterol,
carbohydrate
Passive transport basic definition is? The movement of substances across a __________ _______ without the requirement of __________
cell membrane,
energy.
Somatic Cells include what cells in the body?
all non sex cells
Sex cells are called?
Germ and reproductive (Sperm and oocyte)
The plasma membrane but is what type(s) of barrier? (physical or chemical?)
BOTH physical and chemical
CHECK NOTES KNOW WHAT PLAZMA MEMBRANE STRUCTURES ARE AND WHERE THEY ARE
:)
What type of transport is diffusion
passive
diffusion: Define simple diffusion.
Diffusion is the passage of small ____ _______ substances across the cell membrane down its _____ ______
non polar
concentration gradient
describe simple diffusion.
the passage of small non polar substances across the cell membrane down their concentration gradient
Describe Facilitated diffusion HINT… substances cross with the help of proteins such as_______ _______ and_______ ________
channel proteins
carrier proteins
Describe channel proteins
Chanel proteins mildly discriminate between their cargo based on ______ and _______
size and charge