chapter 3 review Flashcards
What is the nucleus?
houses DNA and is the control center
what is the cell membrane?
extremely thin and is selectively permeable
made of lipids and proteins (integral and peripheral proteins)
aid in transport
what is the integral protein?
penetrate the hydrophobic core of lipid bilayer
(in cell membrane)
what is the peripheral protein?
not in lipid bilayer, attached to surface of the cell membrane
what does selectively permeable mean?
only allows specific molecules to pass
what is the membrane permeable to?
gases, small lipophilic molecules, and water
what is the membrane impermeable to?
larger, uncharged polar molecules and ions
what is the cytoplasm?
fills the cell
what is the cytoskeleton?
a network of protein filaments& microtubules in cytoplasm
(controls cell shape)
(involved in movement)
what is diffusion?
molecules or ions in a liquid solution or air, move from high to low concentration
what is facilitated diffusion?
substances too large can not pass through the lipid bilayer
(to move down concentration gradient/ they need help of a membrane protein)
what is osmosis?
movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane
what is hypertonic?
a solution with a higher osmotic pressure than body fluids
what is hypotonic?
a solution with lower osmotic pressure
what is filtration?
happens because of hydrostatic pressure, how high or low (i.e; hypo, hyper, or iso)
Molecules are forced through membranes by exerting pressure