Chapter 5, 6, 7 Flashcards
Selective Permeability
Allows some substances to move across more easily than others
Amphipathic
Has both a hydrophobic region and hydrophilic region
Fluid Mosaic Model
Membrane is a mosaic of protein molecules bobbing in a fluid bilayer of phospholipids
The membrane remains fluid at lower temperature if it is rich in _________
Phospholipids with unsaturated hydrocarbon tails
Kinks in the tails where the double bonds are located make it impossible to pack closely together
Integral Proteins
Penetrate the hydrophobic interior of the lipid bilayer.
Transmembrane Protein
Span the entire membrane
Peripheral Protein
Are not embedded in the lipid bilayer at all; they are loosely bound to the surface of the membrane.
6 major functions of membrane proteins
Transport Enzymatic Activity Signal Transduction Cell-Cell Recognition Intercellular Joining Attachment to the cytoskeleton and extracellular matrix
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Cell Cell Recognition
A cells ability to distinguish one type of neighboring cell from another
Glycolipids
Membrane carbohydrates that are short branched chains of fewer than 15 sugar units covalently bonded to lipids
Glycoproteins
Membrane carbohydrates bonded to proteins
Nonpolar molecules such as hydrocarbons, CO2, and O2 are _________and dissolve in the ___________ of the membrane and cross it easily.
Hydrophobic, lipid bilayer
Transport proteins
Span the membrane and aid in the movement of specific ions and polar molecules
Channel Proteins
Function by having a hydrophilic channel that certain molecules or atomic ions use as a tunnel
Aquaporins
A channel protein that facilitates the passage of water molecules through the plasma membrane of certain cells.
Carrier Proteins
Hold onto their passengers and change shape in a way that shuttles them across the membrane.
Passive transport
Diffusion of a substance across a membrane with no energy investment
Diffusion
The movement of particles of any substance so that they tend to spread out into the available space.
Osmosis
The diffusion of free water across a selectively permeable membrane
Tonicity
The ability of a surrounding solution to cause a cell to gain or lose water.
Isotonic Solution
No net movement of water across plasma membrane
Hypertonic
Cell shrivels as water leaves due to more no penetrating solute
Hypotonic
Water will enter the cell and bursts or lyse
Plant cells are ________ and generally healthiest in a __________environment
Turgid, hypotonic