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1
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facilitated diffusion is apart of which type of transport

A

passive transport

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2
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sodium potassium pumps move what?

A

3 Na+ out
2 K+ in
(more positive charged out which makes it more negative)

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3
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which of the following cell structures exhibits selectively permeability between a cell and its external environment?
lysosomes, chloroplasts, mitochondria, the plasma membrane, endoplasmic reticulum

A

plasma membrane

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4
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what does the fluid aspect of the fluid mosaic reference?

A

the lateral rotational movement of phospholipids

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5
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what accounts for the mosaic part of the fluid mosaic?

A

embedded proteins

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6
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membrane carbohydrates primarily function in what?

A

cell-cell recognition

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7
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is glucose a polar or non polar molecule?

A

polar

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8
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which molecules have the easiest time passively diffusing across a membrane?

A

small, hydrophobic molecules

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9
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in which direction does passive transport normally occur

A

passive transport can occur in either direction

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10
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how does the net movement of the population of solute occur

A

down the concentration gradient

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11
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diffusion

A

the tendency of molecules to spread out in available spaces. A substance will diffuse from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration without energy input

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12
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does diffusion require energy

A

no, natural flow

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13
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where does facilitated diffusion occur?

A

through channels or transport proteins in the membrane

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14
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does facilitated diffusion require energy?

A

no it only requires a concentration gradient

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15
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endocytosis

A

the procedure that cells use to import large molecules across their plasma membrane

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16
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pinocytosis

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the uptake of liquid and the solutes dissolved in the liquid

17
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protein kinase

A

transfers a phosphate group from ATP to a protein

18
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the general name for an enzyme that transfers phosphate groups from ATP to a protein is

A

protein kinase

19
Q

passive transport

A

substance diffuses down its own concentration gradient, no energy needed, includes facilitated diffusion

20
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active transport

A

against the gradient, requires energy, includes ion pumps and cotransporters

21
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bulk transport

A

includes exocytosis and endocytosis

22
Q

hypotonic solution

A

less solute concentration outside the cell

23
Q

do hypotonic solutions gain or lose water?

A

gain

24
Q

what is the scientific term for a cell that bursts?

A

lysed

25
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hypertonic solution

A

greater solute concentration outside the cell

26
Q

does a hypertonic gain or lose water?

A

lose

27
Q

turgid

A

hypotonic

28
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plasmolyzed

A

hypertonic

29
Q

channel proteinshydrophillic channels that certain molecules or ions can use as a tunnel

A

channel proteins

30
Q

bind to molecules and change shape to shuttle them across the membrane

A

carrier proteins

31
Q

what essentially occurs in a sodium potassium pump?

A

3 Na out

2 K in

32
Q

what are the 3 steps of cell signaling?

A

Reception
Transduction
Response

33
Q

stimulates breakdown of the glycogen within the liver cells and skeletal muscle cells

A

hormone epinephrine