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Selective Permeability

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allows some substances to cross the cell membrane easier than others

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amphipathic

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both hydrophilic and hydrophobic regions

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what molecule is amphipatic?

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phospholipid

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fluid mosaic model

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membrane is a mosaic of protein molecules bobbing in a fluid bilayer of phospholipids

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Integral proteins

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penetrate the hydrophobic interior of the lipid bilayer

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Peripheral proteins

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loosely bound to the surface of the membrane

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glycolipids

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membrane carbohydrates covalently bond to lipids.

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glycoproteins

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membrane carbohydrates covalently bonded to proteins

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transport proteins

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allow the passage of hydrophilic substances across the membrane.

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aquaporins

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channel protein that facilitates the passage of water

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diffusion

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tendency for molecules to spread out evenly into an available space.

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concentration gradient

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substances diffuse down or up.

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passive transport

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diffusion of a substance across the membrane.

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osmosis

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diffusion of free water across a selectively permeable membrane

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tonicity

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ability of a surrounding solution to cause a cell to gain or lose water.

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isotonic

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solute concentration is the same, no net movement of water across the plasma membrane.

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17
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The plasma membrane exhibits?

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selective permeability

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18
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Phospholipids are?

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amphipathic

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As temperature cools, membranes switch from?

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fluid state to solid state.

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The temperature at which a membrane solidifies depends on?

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the type of lipids it contains

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A membrane remins fluid as it cools if it is rich in?

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phospholipids with unsaturated hydrocarbon tails

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At warm temps cholesterol ______ and at cool temperatures it _________.

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restrains movement of phospholipids, maintains fluidity by preventing tight packing.

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Variations in lipid composition of cell membranes of many species appear to be?

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adaptations to specific environmental conditions

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ability to change the lipid compositions in response to temperature change has?

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evolved in organisms that live where temperature varys.

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Proteins determine most of?
the membrane's specific functions
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Majority of these span the cell membrane
transmembrane proteins
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The hydrophobic region of an integral protein consists of?
1 or more stretches of non polar amino acids often coiled into alpha helices
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6 Major functions of membrane proteins
-transport -enzymatic activity -attachment to cytoskeleton and ECM -signal transreduction -cell-cell recognition -intercellular joining
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membranes have distinct ______
inside and outside faces
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A cell must regulate ______ across cellular boundaries.
transport of substances
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Non polar molecules can ____ in the lipid bilayer and ____.
dissolve, cross it easily
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Polar molecules can ______
not pass the membrane easily.
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Even ___ does not cross the membrane as good as non polar molecules.
water
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channel proteins
transport proteins that has a hydrophilic channel that certain molecules can use as a tunnel.
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A transport proteins is specific to ______
the substance it moves.
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Dynamic equilibrium
molecules cross the membrane in one direction as in the other
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substances move down their own concentration gradient unaffected by?
concentration gradients of other substances
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Hypertonic
solute concentration greater than inside cell, cell loses water
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Hypotonic
solute concentration is less than inside cell, cell gains water.
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osmoregulation
control over solute concentrations and water balance.
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turgid
very firm cell
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flaccid
limp cell
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plasmolysis
In hypertonic environment, plants cells membrane pulls away from the wall.
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Plasmolysis is ___ to plant cells.
lethal
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facilitated diffusion
transport proteins speed up the passive movement of molecules across the membrane.
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ion channels
channel proteins that transport ions
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gated channels
open and close in response to stimulus.
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active transport
moves substances across membranes against their concentration gradients.
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sodium potassium pump
exchanges Na+ for K+ across the plasma membrane of animal cells
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passive transport diffuses from?
high to low
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active transport diffuses from?
low to high
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active transport energy is _____. Passive transport energy is _____.
required, not required
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hypertonic or hypotonic environments create ________ for organism.
osmotic problems
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The protist paramecium caudatum has a contractile vacuoles that _______.
pumps excess water out of the cell
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paramecium caudatum is _____ to its pond water environment.
hypertonic
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a plant cells in a ___ swells until the wall opposes uptake; the cell is now _____.
hypotonic solution, turgid
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Channel proteins provide ______ that allow specific molecules to ____.
corridors, cross the membrane
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ion channels are also known as?
gated channels
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carrier proteins undergo a subtle _____ that translocates the solute-binding site across the membrane.
change in shape
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active transport allows cells to maintain concentration gradients that differ?
from their surroundings
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what kind of energy is required for active transport?
ATP
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Example of active transport system
sodium-potassium pump
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membrane potential
voltage across a membrane, -50 to -200mV
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electrochemical gradient
drives diffusion of ions across a membrane
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2 combined forces that make up the electrochemical gradient
-chemical force -electrical force
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electrogenic pump
transport proteins that generates voltage across a membrane
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Major electrogenic pump of animal cells
sodium-potassium pump
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Proton pump
main electrogenic pump of plants, fungi, and bacteria
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cotransport
cells move two different molecules across a membrane at the same time.
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plants use the _____ generated by proton pumps to drive active transport of nutrients into the cell.
gradient of hydrogen ions
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examples of larger molecules that cross the membrane in bulk by vesicles.
polysaccharides and proteins
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bulk transport requires?
energy
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exocytosis
transport vesicles migrate to the membrane, fuse with it, then release their contents.
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endocytosis
A cell takes in molecules and particulate matter by forming new vesicles
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3 types of endocytosis
-phagocytosis -pinocytosis -receptor-mediated endocytosis
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Phagocytosis
cell engulfs a particle than packages it into a vacuole to be digested
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Pinocytosis
cell engulfs fluids along with molecules that can't pass through the plasma membrane.
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Receptor-mediated endocytosis
cell engulfs molecules that can't get through membrane by binding to cell surface receptors.
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In multicellular organisms, ______allows the cells to the body to coordinate their activities
cell to cell communication
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gap junctions
junctions in animal cells
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plasmodesmata
junctions in plant cells
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junctions
directly connect the cytoplasm of adjacent cells
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synaptic signaling
neurons communicate at synapses to excite or inhibit the activity of target cells
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paracrine signaling
cells release signaling molecules to communicate with other cells
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endocrine signaling is also known as?
hormone signaling
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endocrine signaling
specialized cells release hormones that travel through circulatory system.
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In long distance signaling, plants and animals use?
hormones
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3 processes that cells receive signals
-reception -transduction -response
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reception
detection of the signal
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transduction
conversion of signal to a cellular response
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transduction uses the _______ pathway
signal transduction
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response
cellular activity in response to a signal
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ligand
signal molecule
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The binding between a ligand and receptor is _____
highly specific
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ligand bindings generally cause a _____.
shape change in the receptor.
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Many receptors are _____ by a change in shape.
directly activated
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2 main types of membrane receptors
-G protein-coupled receptors -Ligand-gated ion channels
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G protein-coupled receptors (GPCR)
plasma membrane receptors that work with the help of a G protein.
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ligand-gated ion channel receptor
Acts as a gate for ions when the receptor changes shape.
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Where are intracellular receptor proteins found?
cytoplasm or nucleus of target cells
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Examples of hydrophobic messangers (3)
-steroid hormones in animals -thyroid hormones in animals -nitric oxide in plants and animals
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Aldosterone is secreted by cells of the ______ and enter cells _____.
adrenal gland, all over the body
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Only ____ contain receptor cells for aldosterone.
kidneys
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G-protein
protein that binds GTP together.

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