Cells Pt.2 (Lipids And Membranes) Flashcards
Lipids are..
Large bio molecules that don’t form polymers
Phospholipids 2 parts are ____ and connected by what reaction
Hyrdophilic heads, hydrophobic fatty acid tails. Put together by dehydration synthesis.
Amphipathic means
Having parts both polar (hydrophilic) and non-polar (hydrophobic)
Phospholipids structure
They create a bilayer, heads on the outside and tails on the inside
Fatty Acids can be…
Saturated or Unsaturated
Saturated Fatty Acid
Full of hydrogen pairs, straight, viscous, liquid above 70°c
Unsaturated Fatty Acid
Double bonds between carbons, bent, liquid above 12°C
Cholesterol function
Different effects on membrane fluidity at different temperatures
Plasma membrane made from (plus main attribute)
Selectively permeable, made from lipid bilayer (nonpolar molecules) and membrane protiens (polar molecules)
Cholesterol is made from
A Carbo skeleton with 4 fused rings
Peripheral Protien
Protein connected to the outside of the membrane
Integral protein
Transmembrane protein, go through membrane, amphipathic
Osmosis
The diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane
Diffusion
Molecules want to spread out evenly into avaliable spac
Hypotonic
Low solute concentration
Hypertonic
High solute concentration