Module 3 (Cells and Membranes) Flashcards
Aquaporins
Channel proteins that facilitate the passage of water
Influx
Movement of a substance into a cell
Efflux
Movement of a substance out of a cell
Diffusion
Spontaneous
Net movement from high concentration to low concentration
Passive Transport
Requires no energy to move molecules across a membrane
Simple Diffusion
Movement of small molecules or hydrophobic molecules through the cell membrane
Facilitated Diffusion
Molecules that move across a concentration gradient, but through a protein transporter
Channel Protein
Formed by integral membrane proteins
Selectively permeable
Sometimes exist as gated channels
Carrier proteins
Specific molecules bind to transporter and moves across concentration gradient
How does a carrier protein work?
A molecule binds to the carrier protein, and it triggers a structural change in the protein. The protein is now exposed to the other membrane surface, and diffuses across concentration gradient.
What type of membrane protein has a transmembrane segment?
Integral
Osmosis
The diffusion of water across a semi-permeable membrane
Tonicity
The ability of a surrounding solution to cause a cell to gain or lose water
Osmotic Pressure
the external pressure that must be applied to stop osmosis
Crenation
Animal cells shrivel and die when hypertonic
Plasmolysis
Plant cells will pull away from surround cell wall
Hypotonic
Solution has a lower [solute] than the cell, water moves into cell, cell can burst
Hypertonic
Solution has higher [solute] than the cell, water leaves cell
Hemolysis
Red blood cells swell and eventually burst
Turgor Pressure
The pressure from plant cells pushing against their surrounding cell wall
Active Transport
Movement of substances against the concentration gradient, requires energy
Isotonic
When the [solute] is equal both inside and outside the cell
Primary Active Transport
Active transport that directly breaks down ATP to move solutes against a concentration gradient. Usually uses a transporter
Protein carrier
Active transporter
Electrochemical Gradient
Has both an electrical (charge) component and a chemical component. Can drive the movement of other molecules through secondary active transport
Secondary Active Transport
Uses an electrochemical gradient to move ions across the membrane
Antiport
A membrane transport process that carries one substance in one direction and another in the opposite direction.
Symport
A membrane transport process that carries two substances in the same direction across the membrane.