Chapter 8 Flashcards

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1
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What is the solute?

A

Substance that is dissolved

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2
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What is the solvent?

A

Substance that does the dissolving

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3
Q

A difference in concentration is called…

A

Gradient

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4
Q

Which form of diffusion requires channel or carrier proteins?

A

Fracilitated

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5
Q

Which direction do particles move during diffusion

A

Down concentration gradient; high to low

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6
Q

True or false?

Passive transport requires energy from the cell

A

False

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7
Q

True or false?

Osmosis is an example of passive transport?

A

True

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8
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What type of environment has a higher concentration than the cell?

A

Hypertonic

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9
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Which direction will water flow in an isotonic solution?

A

In and out of cell

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10
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Which type of has a lower concentration than the cell?

A

Hypotonic

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11
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What happens to cells in hypotonic solutions?

A

Swell

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12
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What is it called when cells shrink as a result of osmosis

A

Crenation

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13
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The effect of a hypotonic solution on a cell?

A

Burst/swell

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14
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The name for the 2 layer structure?

A

Lipid bilayer

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15
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Direction water flows in isotonic?

A

In and out

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16
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This type f protein identifies cells

A

Cell surface markers

17
Q

Chemical signal produced by cells and transported by the blood

A

Hormone

18
Q

Ion can be moved against the concentration gradient by these

A

Pumps

19
Q

What is diffusion?

A

The movement of substances down a concentration gradient

20
Q

Molecule that helps stabilize phosolipida

A

Cholesterol

21
Q

2 ways send signals through body

A

Nerves and chemicals

22
Q

Type of protein is attached to the inside or outside of the membrane

A

Peri feral

23
Q

Protein that helps start chemical reactions in the cell

A

Enzymes

24
Q

What is equilibrium?

A

When the space is filled evenly

25
Q

Passive transport

A

No energy

High to low

26
Q

Active transport

A
Needs energy (ATP)
Low to high
27
Q

Transport substances that fit within their binding site

A

Carrier protein

28
Q

Ions, sugars, and amino acids diffuse through…

A

Channel proteins

29
Q

Osmosis

A

Diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane

30
Q

Movement of a large substance into a cell by a vesicle

A

Endocytosis

31
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Movement of material out of a cell by a vesicle

A

Exocytosis

32
Q

Phagoctosis

A

Solid

33
Q

Pintocyrosis

A

Liquid

34
Q

Diffusion directly through the membrane

A

Simple

35
Q

Diffusion with carrier and channel proteins

A

Facilitated

36
Q

Response to specific signals is made possible by…

A

Receptor proteins

37
Q

Acts as a signal molecule within the cell; causes charges in the cytoplasm and nucleus

A

Second messenger

38
Q

A cell may respond to a signal by…

A
  1. Changing its membrane permeability
  2. Activating enzymes
  3. Forming a second messenger
39
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Receptor protein has a unique shape called?

A

Binding site