Membranes Test Flashcards
This states that membranes behave more like a fluid than a solid
Fluid mosaic model
Phospholipid bilayer made with hydrophilic heads and hydrophobic tails
Cell membrane
A protein lodged in the bilayer
Integral protein
A protein stuck to the outside of the membrane
Peripheral protein
An integral protein protruding from both sides of the bilayer
Transmembrane protein
Channel protein that allows water to enter or exit a cell
Aquaporin
When a molecule moves from an area of high concentration to low concentration (moving down the concentration gradient)
Diffusion
The different levels of concentration in a cell
Concentration gradient
Natural, perfect balance of something inside and outside the cell
Equilibrium
How much energy does it takes to diffuse and go down the concentration gradient?
None
The diffusion of water
Osmosis
The lesser substance in a solution
Solute
The greater substance in a solution
Solvent
The combination of a solute and solvent
Solution
The ability of a solution to gain or lose water
Tonicity
A solution where the concentration of the solute is equal inside and outside the cell
Isotonic solution
A solution where the concentration of the solute is higher on the outside than on the inside
Hypertonic solution
A solution where the concentration of the solute is greater on the inside than on the outside. It is normal in plant cells.
Hypotonic
What effect does a hypertonic solution have on a cell?
It becomes shriveled
Turgid in plants
What effect does a hypotonic solution have on a cell
It is lysed
Plasmolyzed in a plant cell
Transport that does not require energy
Passive transport
Transport that does require energy
Active transport
Diffusion with the help of a protein (active)
Facilitated diffusion
Proteins with channels for molecule transport
Channel proteins