1.3 Cell membranes and transport

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Introduction
What are the 4 topics broadly spe...,
What are the 3 things you should ...
2  cards
Cell membrane
What is a lipid,
What elements do lipids contain,
What determines the properties of...
26  cards
The fluid mosaic model of cell membranes COPY
When was the fluid mosaic theory ...,
What is the fluid mosaic model,
What is the structure of a fluid ...
11  cards
What is the role of proteins in the cell membrane
How many proteins are found in th...,
What role does proteins broadly p...,
What role do carrier proteins pla...
9  cards
What is the role of glycolipids in the cell membrane
Where are glycoproteins and glyco...,
Where are glycolipids found,
What is the role of a glycolipid
3  cards
What is the role of cholesterol in the cell membrane
How does cholesterol influence th...,
What is cholesterol,
What is the role cholesterol play...
4  cards
What is the role of carbohydrate in the cell membrane
What is the carbohydrate layer ca...,
What is the function of the glyxo...
2  cards
What is the role of phospholipids in the cell membrane
What is a cell membrane composed of,
Which is the key element of the c...,
What is the structure of a phosph...
9  cards
Diffusion
What is diffusion,
What is the concentration gradient,
What factors control the speed of...
10  cards
Facilitated diffusion
What is facilitated diffusion,
Why is facilitate diffusion impor...,
What is the unique feature of eac...
5  cards
Osmosis background
What is osmosis,
What is osmosis in terms of poten...,
What is a high water potential
6  cards
Osmosis in plants
What are the 4 features of a simp...,
What is the concentration of diso...,
What is the solute potential
18  cards
Osmosis in animal cells
What would happen if you put red ...,
What would happen if you put the ...,
Which group of organisms does an ...
5  cards
What is active transport
What is active transport,
How does active transport work,
What effects active transport
6  cards
What is endocytosis and exocytosis
What are two processes which enab...,
Are endocytosis and excytosis act...,
What are the two types of endocyt...
8  cards

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