transport across membranes

Question 1

What is the function of a glycolipid?

Answer 1

Glycolipids act as recognition sites for other cells.

This allows cells to attach to each other to form tissues.

Question 2

glycoproteins

Answer 2

froms tissues by attaching

Question 3

explain fluid mosaic model

Answer 3

fluid - cholesterol allowing movement
mosaid - the random scattering of proteins

Question 4

water considered solvent

Question 4

why is water considered a metabolite

Answer 4

used in hydrolysis reactions and formed in condensation reactions

Question 5

water and cohesion

Question 6

water consisdered to have high SHC

Answer 6

buffers changes in temperature

Question 7

water considered to have high LH of vapourisation

Answer 7

provides a cooling effect

Question 8

why is water regarded a solvent

Answer 8

dissolves ions and polar molecules and transports them

Question 9

osmosis

Question 10

water potential

Answer 10

pressure created by water molecules

Question 11

more solute means what

Answer 11

decreasing water p