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Which of the following are not surrounded by a membrane?
-Mitochondria
-Nucleus
-Chloroplast
-Ribosomes

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Ribosomes

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Cell membranes only allow some molecules to pass into and out of the cell because they are partially ___.

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Permeable

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The model used to describe the structure of the cell-surface membrane is known as the ___.

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Fluid-mosaic model

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Why are cell membranes described as being ‘fluid’?

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Phospholipid molecules are constantly moving

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Name 5 components of a cell-surface membrane

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-Phospholipids
-Cholesterol
-Proteins
-Glycoproteins
-Glycolipids

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Each phospholipid is made up of a hydro___ head and a hydro____ tail.

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Hydrophilic head
Hydrophobic tail

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True or False?
A phospholipid bilayer allows water-soluble substances to pass through.

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False.
Phospholipid bilayers allow lipid-soluble substances through, not water-soluble substances.

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What is the role of cholesterol in the cell-surface membrane?

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-Provide stability
-Reduce fluidity

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Which type of cell-surface protein can transport large molecules and ions across the membrane?

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Intrinsic proteins

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Proteins that are only present on one side of the phospholipid bilayer are known as ____ proteins.

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Extrinsic

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Glycoproteins consist of proteins attached to _______?

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Carbohydrates

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Give 3 cell processes involving glycoproteins or glycolipids.

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-Cell adhesion
-Cell recognition
-Cell signalling

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What is the definition of diffusion?

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The net movement of particles, from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.

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Is diffusion an active or passive process?

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Passive
It doesn’t require an energy from the cell

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Name 2 types of diffusion.

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-Simple diffusion
-Facilitated diffusion

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What is simple diffusion in the context of membranes?

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Simple diffusion is the process in which molecules diffuse directly across membranes

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Explain why oxygen can enter cells via simple diffusion

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-Small
-Non-polar

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Explain why carrier and channel proteins are described as being specific

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Only allow specific molecules to pass through them

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Explain how some large molecules can enter cells via facilitated diffusion

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-Attach to carrier proteins, which causes them to change shape
-Carrier proteins release the molecules on the opposite side of the membrane

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Explain how ions enter cells via facilitated diffusion

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Ions pass through channel proteins in the cell membrane

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Name 5 factors that affect the rate of diffusion across a membrane

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  1. Temperature
  2. Concentration gradient
  3. Thickness of membrane
  4. Surface area
  5. Number of carrier/channel proteins
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Why does a higher temperature increase the rate of diffusion?

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-More kinetic energy
-Particles move around more quickly
-Diffuse more quickly

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How does the number of carrier proteins affect the rate of facilitated diffusion?

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More carrier proteins, faster rate

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Why does a thin membrane increase the rate of diffusion?

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Particles do not have to travel as far, so they diffuse faster

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What is the definition of water potential?
Water potential is a measure of the pressure exerted by water molecules on the membrane or container surround a solution
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What is the water potential of pure water?
0 kPa
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How does adding a solute to water affect the water potential?
Adding a solute to water lowers the water potential, making it more negative
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What is osmosis?
Osmosis is the movement of water molecules from a higher water potential to a lower water potential through a partially permeable membrane
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What happens to animal cells in hypertonic solutions?
-A hypertonic solution has a lower water potential than the animal cells -water molecules move out of the cell -causing the cell to shrink
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What happens to animal cells in hypotonic solutions?
-A hypotonic solution has a higher water potential than the animal cells -water molecules move into the cell -causing cell to swell and burst
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What happens to animal cells in isotonic solutions?
-An isotonic solution has the same water potential as the animal cells -no net movement of water -cell stays the same size
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What happens to plant cells in hypertonic solutions?
-A hypertonic solution has a lower water potential than the plant cells -water molecules move out of the cell -cell shrinks and becomes plasmolysed
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What happens to plant cells in hypotonic solutions?
-A hypotonic solution has a higher water potential than the plant cell -water molecules move into the cell -cell swells and becomes turgid
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What are 4 factors affecting the rate of osmosis?
1. Temperature 2. Water potential gradient 3. Thickness of membrane 4. Surface area
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Is osmosis an active or passive process?
Passive It doesn’t require any energy from the cell
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When animal cells are placed in pure water they burst, whereas plant cells become turgid. Why is this?
Plant cells have a strong cell wall made of cellulose which prevents them from bursting
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If you add sugars and salts to a beaker of water, what will happen to the water potential?
The water potential will decrease
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What is the definition of active transport?
-movement of molecules across a membrane -from a region of lower concentration to a region of higher concentration -requires energy (in form of ATP) from respiration
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What do we mean by against the concentration gradient?
Substances are moving from an area of lower concentration to an area of higher concentration
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Is active transport an active or passive process?
Active It requires energy
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What type of protein is used in active transport?
Carrier proteins
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Carrier proteins that bind to two molecules at once are known as ____.
co-transporters
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What is the primary function of co-transport of glucose in the ileum?
To absorb glucose from the lumen into the bloodstream
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Which protein uses active transport in the co-transport of glucose?
Sodium-potassium pump
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Which 2 proteins use facilitated diffusion in the co-transport of glucose?
1. Glucose protein channels 2. Sodium-glucose co-transporter proteins
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What happens to the concentration of glucose in the lumen during co-transport in the ileum?
It decreases
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What is the role of ATP in the co-transport of glucose in the ileum?
It is used to maintain the concentration gradient of sodium ions between the lumen and the epithelial cells of the ileum
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What happens to glucose after it is transported into the epithelial cells in the ileum?
It diffuses from the epithelial cells into the bloodstream
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Which proteins uses active transport in the co-transport of glucose?
Sodium-potassium pump
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In which of the following states can molecules diffuse? -liquid -gas -solid
Liquid and Gas
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The process in which molecules diffuse directly across cell membranes is known as _____ diffusion.
Simple diffusion
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Name 2 examples of molecules that cross cell membranes via simple diffusion.
Any small, non-polar molecules - Oxygen - Carbon dioxide - Water
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How do large, polar molecules cross cell membranes?
Facilitated diffusion
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Facilitated diffusion involves carrier and channel _____.
Proteins
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During facilitated diffusion, which component of the cell membrane do large molecules bind to?
Carrier proteins
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Will a larger surface area increase of decrease the rate of diffusion?
Increase
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Which type of molecule do channel proteins transport?
Ions
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List 3 factors that affect the rate if diffusion.
1. Temperature 2. Surface area 3. Concentration gradient 4. Distance to diffuse across 5. Number of channel/carrier proteins
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Why does a higher temperature increase the rate of diffusion?
-particles have more kinetic energy -move around faster -can diffuse more quickly
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Explain how molecules enter cells via active transport
-the molecule and ATP bind to the carrier protein -ATP is hydrolysed to ADP and phosphate which causes the carrier protein to change shape -this releases the molecule on the opposite side of the membrane -the phosphate is released from the carrier protein causing it to return to its original shape
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Name 4 factors that affect the rate of active transport
1. Temperature 2. Thickness of membrane 3. Number of carrier proteins 4. Rate of respiration
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Explain how the number of carrier proteins affects the rate of active transport
The more carrier proteins,the faster the rate of active transport
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What is a cell-surface membrane and what does it do?
-A membrane surrounding cells -acts as a barrier between the cell and its environment -to control which substances enter and leave the cell
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What does it mean when a membrane is partially permeable?
The membrane lets some molecules through
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What is the name of the 1972 model used to describe the cell membrane structure?
Fluid-mosaic model
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Why are cell membranes described as being fluid-mosaic?
Fluid: phospholipid molecules are constantly moving Mosaic: proteins of different shapes and sizes embedded in the phospholipid bilayer
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Name 5 components if cell-surface membranes.
1. Phospholipid bilayer 2. Cholesterol 3. Proteins 4. Glycoproteins 5. Glycolipids
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Why do phospholipids form a bilayer in aqueous environments?
Hydrophilic heads face outwards, towards the water Hydrophobic heads face inwards, away from the water
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Can most water-soluble substances pass through the phospholipid bilayer? Why?
No The core of the bilayer is hydrophobic
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Which substances can pass through the phospholipid bilayer? Why?
-small -non-polar (lipid soluble)
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What is the role of cholesterol in the cell-surface membrane?
Provides stability Reduces fluidity
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Describe the roles of channel and carrier proteins in the cell-surface membrane
Transport large molecules and ions across the membrane
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What are glycoproteins?
Intrinsic proteins attached to carbohydrates
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What are glycolipids?
Lipids attached to carbohydrates
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The water potential of pure water is _ kPa
0 kPa
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Will increasing the concentration of solute increase or decrease the water potential of the solution?
Decrease
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True or false? Osmosis is a special form of diffusion
True
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Osmosis is the movement of which molecules?
Water
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Osmosis is the movement if water from an area of ____ water potential to an area of ____ water potential, across a _______ - permeable membrane.
Higher Lower Partially
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What happens to an animal cell in a hypertonic solution?
It shrinks
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A solution that has the same water potential as cells is known as an ______ solution
Isotonic
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What happens to a plant cell in a hypotonic solution?
It swells and becomes turgid
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Which cell component prevents a plant fell from bursting in a hypotonic solution?
Cell wall
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Temperature, water potential gradient, thickness of membrane and surface area are all factors that affect the rate of _______.
Osmosis
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Will a thicker membrane increase or decrease the rate of osmosis?
Decrease Particles have to travel further Diffuse more quickly
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Active transport is the movement of molecules across a membrane, from a region of _______ concentration to a region of _______ concentration. This requires ______ from respiration.
Lower Higher energy
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In active transport, which way do molecules move on a concentration gradient?
Up
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Active transport involves ____ proteins

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