Phospholipid Bi-layers Flashcards
What is a polar molecule ?
A molecule that has a partial charge. Polar molecules can stick together.
What is a non-polar molecule ?
A molecule with no charge.
What gives water it’s properties.
The hydrogen bonds allow water to be a liquid at room temperature with a boiling point of 100degrees. It is a polar molecule.
Give the functions of a plasma membrane.
Surrounding barrier between Cytoplasm and the environment. Controls movement of substances in and out of the cell.
Give the functions of internal membranes.
Separate out organelles from Cytoplasm, contain some isolate enzymes such as lysosomes, act as an internal transport system and are a surface for reactions to occur.
When and how was the mosaic structure discovered.
In 1950 the electron microscope found proteins in a mosaic structure in membranes.
What is a condensation reaction ?
The formation of a bond in which water is expelled.
What bonds the phospholipid head and glycerol ?
A condensation reaction bond.
Ester bond
What bonds the glycerol and fatty acid tail ?
A condensation reaction bond.
Ester bond
Name the 3 parts of a phospholipid and facts about them.
Phospholipid head - Hydrophilic - loves water and is water soluble.
Glycerol
Fatty acid tail- Hydrophobic- hates water - water insoluble.
Draw and explain what happens when a phospholipid is placed on the surface of water.
Hydrophilic heads face water.
Hydrophobic tails face away.
What is it called when phospholipids are fully submerged underwater. Draw and explain.
Miscell
Phospholipid create droplets with the hydrophobic tails all facing onwards to protect each other and the hydrophilic heads facing outwards towards the water.
How are two separate bodies of water separated and give an example of this in a cell.
Phospholipid bi-layer is creates between the extra-cellular fluid and cytosol.
Two phospholipids join with their hydrophobic tails facing in towards each other and hydrophilic heads facing outwards towards each body of water.
Explain what types of substances phospholipid bi-layers allow through.
Lipid soluble, small, non polar molecules such as carbon dioxide and oxygen molecules for through.
Larger, water soluble, polar substances are prevented from entering and leaving the cell.
What is and what are the functions of the glycoproteins in a phospholipid cell membrane.
Branching carbohydrate portions of a protein which act as a recognition site for chemical hormones.
They help cells attach to each other to form tissues and allow cells to recognise each other.
Can be cell surface receptors for hormones.
Give an example of a phospholipid and what it recognises.
Lymphocytes recognise the organisms own cells.
What is and what are the functions of glycolipids in a phospholipid cell membrane ?
Acts a recognition site for cholera toxins, maintains cell stability and attach to each other to form tissues.
Made of carbohydrates covalently bonded with lipids. They extend outside the cell.