Module 1: Cell Transport and Signaling Flashcards
Carrier-mediated: Active vs Passive
Yes; Yes or No
Concentration gradient: Active vs Passive
Uphill; Downhill
Energy expenditure: Active vs Passive
Yes; No
Types of Passive Transport
Diffusion
Facilitated diffusion
Osmosis
Simple movement through the membrane, caused by the random motion or kinetic movement of the molecules
Diffusion
Kinetic movement of molecules or ions via membrane opening or or intermolecular spaces
Simple diffusion
T or F: Simple diffusion uses carrier proteins.
F
Rate of diffusion is determined by:
Amount of substance
Velocity of kinetic motion
Number and sizes of openings
Simple diffusion is governed by what law?
Fick’s Law
Law that predicts the rate of diffusion of molecules across a biological membrane
Fick’s Law
T or F: Diffusion is SLOW at higher concentration gradient.
F, FAST
T or F: Diffusion is FAST at higher permeability.
T
T or F: Diffusion is SLOW at higher areas for diffusion.
F, FAST
T or F: Diffusion is SLOW when diffusing membrane is thicker.
T
Paths of simple diffusion
Via interstices of lipid bilayer if diffusing substance is lipid soluble
Through water channels
T or F: Protein pores
A. Always open
B. Non selective with size and charge
A. T
B. F, selective
Molecular conformation of of the gate or its chemical bonds responds to the electrical potential across the cell membrane
Voltage-gated channels
These channels are opened by a chemical substance with the protein
Ligand-gated channels
Ligand-gated channels are also called
Chemical gating
T or F: Facilitated diffusion requires carrier protein.
T
T or F: Facilitated diffusion also follows Fick’s Law.
F, does not follow
T or F: Rate at which molecules can be transported via facilitated diffusion cannot exceed the rate at which carrier protein molecule can undergo change back and forth between its two state
T
Acetylcholine channel is an example of?
Ligand-gated channels
Na and K channels are of what type?
Voltage-gated channels
Factors that affect net diffusion
Net diffusion
Concentration
Charge
Energy
The process of net movement of water through a selective membrane caused by a concentration
Osmosis
A _______ undergoes osmosis from an area of low solute concentration to an area of high solute concentration.
Solvent (water)
A solute undergoes ________ from an area of high solute concentration to an area of low solute concentration.
Diffusion
Homogenous mixture composed of two or more substances
Solution
Substance dissolved
Solute
Substance that dissolves the solute
Solvent
Concentration of all osmotically active particles (osmoles) per liter of solution (osmol/L)
OsmolaRity
OsmolaRity is a colligative property that can be measured by
Freezing point depression
Concentration of all osmotically active particles (osmoles) per kilogram of solvent (osmol/kg)
Osmolality
Determines osmotic pressure between solutions
Osmolality
Two solutions that have the same osmolarity
Isosmotic
Solution with the higher osmolarity
Hyperosmotic