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Membrane transport

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  • Q1
    Plasma membrane layers composed of phospholipid molecules arranged with polar heads facing the outside and nonpolar tails facing the inside.
    phospholipid bilayer
    30s
  • Q2
    water loving; polar
    hydrophilic
    30s
  • Q3
    water hating; non-polar
    hydrophobic
    30s
  • Q4
    A molecule that makes up biological membranes, having a polar, hydrophilic head and a nonpolar, hydrophobic tail.
    phospholipid
    30s
  • Q5
    property of biological membranes that allows some substances to pass across it while others cannot
    selectively permeable aka semi-permeable
    30s
  • Q6
    model that describes the arrangement and movement of the molecules that make up a cell membrane
    fluid mosaic model
    30s
  • Q7
    the movement of substances across a cell membrane without the use of energy by the cell
    passive transport
    30s
  • Q8
    the movement of materials through a cell membrane using energy (ATP)
    active transport
    30s
  • Q9
    A state of balance where there are equal concentrations on both sides of a membrane
    Equilibrium
    30s
  • Q10
    A difference in the concentration of a substance across a semi-permeable membrane
    concentration gradient
    30s
  • Q11
    Movement of molecules through the phospholipids from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration; passive transport
    diffusion
    30s
  • Q12
    Movement of water through the phospholipids and through aquaporins from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration; passive transport
    osmosis
    30s
  • Q13
    Movement of molecules through the carrier protein channels from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration; passive transport
    facilitated diffusion
    30s
  • Q14
    transport proteins that require energy to move ions against their concentration gradient; type of active transport
    protein pumps
    30s
  • Q15
    release of substances out a cell by the fusion of a vesicle with the membrane; type of active transport
    exocytosis
    30s
  • Q16
    taking in a substance by a cell wrapping its membrane around the material; type of active transport
    endocytosis
    30s
  • Q17
    from high to low concentration
    with the concentration gradient
    30s
  • Q18
    from low to high concentration
    against the concentration gradient
    30s
  • Q19
    span the membrane between the intracellular and extracellular environments; specifically move particles across the membrane
    trans-membrane channel protein
    30s
  • Q20
    In a solution, the substance in which the solute dissolves; water
    solvent
    30s

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