Lesson 5: Cellular Transport

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the passage of materials into and out of cells is made possible by

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cellular transport

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factors that determine whether a substance can pass through a cell membrane or not

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depending on their size and the functional groups present

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allow for the regulation of the cell’s content and act as physical barriers for the cell

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transport proteins

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is the movement of substances across membranes without energy expenditure

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passive transport

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types of passive transport:

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1. diffusion
2. osmosis
3. facilitated diffusion

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net movement of substances from an area of higher concentration, down the concentration gradient

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diffusion

• is spontaneous and proceeds even without energy input
• some molecules may be moving against the gradient and some molecules may be moving down the gradient (motion is random)

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is used to indicate the overall, eventual result of the movement

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“net”

difussion

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the diffusion of water molecules across a selectively permeable membrane

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osmosis

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process where solvent molecules like water move from a region of less concentrated solution to a region of more contentrated solution through a selectively permeable membrane

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osmosis

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Osmosis is the process where solvent molecules like water move from a region of less concentrated solution (_________) to a region of more contentrated solution (________) through a selectively permeable membrane

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• hypotonic solution
• hypertonic solution

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where the solute concentration is lower than that inside the cell

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Hypotonic Solution

Water from the environment enters the cell, causing it to bulge or burst

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where the solute concentration is higher than that inside of the cell

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Hypertonic Solution

water leaves the cell, causing it to shrivel and die

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in what environment do cells survive in?

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isotonic

where solute concentration is equal to that inside of cell

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what happens when cells that are surrounded by cell walls are placed in a hypotonic solution?

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the inward movement of water builds up the turgor pressure of the cells and the cell then becomes very firm

without firmness or tirgidity, the plant wilts

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what happends when cells that are surrounded by cell walls are placed in a hypertonic solution

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water moves out, causing the plasma membrane to pull away from the cell wall

the cell becomes wilted or plasmolyzed

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process where water moves out that causes the plasma membrane to pull away from the cell wall

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plasmolysis

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why is the addition of salt and sugar helpful against spoilage?

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it increases the solute concentration / creates a hypertonic environment which is harmful for cells

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refers to a situation in which plant cells are suspended in an isotonic solution

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flaccid

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refers to a condition in which plant cells are suspended in a hypertonic solution.

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plasmolysed

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refers to a condition in which plant cells are suspended in a hypotonic solution.

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turgid

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movement of solutes through protein channels down the concentration gradient, and without energy expenditure

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facilitated diffusion

through this, water and certain hydrophilic solutes, cross the membrane

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two types of transport proteins:

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1. channel proteins
2. carrier proteins

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• open or close as they respond to stimuli
• some open or close when a s pecific subtance, other than the subtance to be transported, binds to the channel

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channel proteins

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change in shape, triggered by the binding and release of a subtance it transports

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carrier proteins

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• the means of moving solutes across a membrane, up to the concentration gradient
• requires energy

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active transport

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the active transport requires the expenditure of energy through transport protein called

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carrier proteins

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what does the active transport utilized for energy?

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adenosine triphosphate (ATP)

energy currency of the cell

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this changes the shape of a transport protein, such that it enables the translocation of the solute attached to it across the membrane

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when the terminal phosphate group of ATP transfers to the transport protein

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what makes the movement of molecules in active transport different with the movement in passive transport?

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• movement in passive transport is nondirectional
• whereas, the movement allowed for by active transport across membranes is unidirectional

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if water and small solutes enter and leave the cell through passive and active diffusion, they how does large molecules such as protein and polysaccharides cross the membranes?

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they cross the membranes in bulk through the processes of exocytosis and endocytosis

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is the process of removing materials from the cell through the vesicles that fuse with the plasma membrane, subsequently releasing their contents outside the cell

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exocytosis

• is common when a cell has to secrete substances for export
• e.g. secretion of digestive enzymes through the vesicle from the Golgi apparatus

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is the reverse process of exocytosis wherein cells engulf materials

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endocytosis

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• is the most common form of endocytosis
• occurs when undissolved materials enters the cell

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phagocytosis

“cellular eating”

e.g. white blood cells that engulf bacteria

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occurs when dissolved substances enter the cell

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pinocytosis

“cellular drinking”

e.g. human egg cell’s uptake of nutrients from its surroundings

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• treatment given to patients with kidney failure
• it removes waste products from the blood when the kidney cannot do it

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dialysis