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7288807607plasma membraneseperates the living cell from its surroundings. Contros traffic in and out of the cell. Is selectively permeable.0
7288807608selectively permeableallows some substances to cross more easily than others.1
7288807609phospholipidsmost abundant lipids2
7288807610lipids and proteinsmain macromolecules in membranes3
7288807611amphipatic moleculeshave hydrophobic and hydrophilic regions4
7288807612fluid mosaic modelThe arrangement of phospholipids and proteins in biological membranes is described by the...5
7288807613freeze-fracturepreparation technique that splits a membrane along the middle of the phospholipid bilayer6
7288807614transmembrane proteinsthe integral protein completely spans the membrane as...7
7288807615integral proteinsproteins that penetrate the hydrophobic interior of the lipid bilayer8
7288807616peripheral proteinsproteins that are not embedded in the lipid bilayer9
7288807617cell-cell recognitionthe ability of a cell to disitnguish one type of neighboring cell from another.10
7288807618supramolecular structuremany molecules ordered into a higher level of organization with emergent properties than those of the individual molecules.11
7288807619transport proteinsproteins that span the membrane.12
7288807620channel proteinstransport proteins that have a hydrophilic channel that certain molecules or ions use as a tunnel though the membrane.13
7288807621aquaporinschannel proteins that facilitate the passage of water14
7288807622carrier proteinstransport proteins that bind to molecules and change shape to shuttle them across the membrane.15
7288807623diffusionmovement of molecules of any substance to spread out in available space16
7288807624concentration gradientthe region along which the density of a chemical substance increases or decreases.17
7288807625passive transporttransport that requires no energy from the cell to make it happen18
7288807626osmosisthe diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane19
7288807627tonicitythe ability of a surrounding solution to cause a cell to gain or lose water.20
7288807628isotonic (animal cell)if a cell with no cell wall is immersed in an enviroment where there is no net movement of water across the plasma membrane. Stays the same.21
7288807629hypertonic (animal cell)when the cell is immersed in a solution where it loses water to its environment, shrivels and probably dies.22
7288807630hypotonic (animal cell)when a cell is immersed in a solution, water enters the cell faster than it leaves, it swells and lyses (explodes) like an overfilled water balloon.23
7288807631osmoregulationthe control of water balance24
7288807632Parameciumis a protist that is hypertonic to the pond water in which it lives.25
7288807633turgidwhen the plant cell is very firm, which is a healthy state for most plant cells.26
7288807634hypotonic (plant cell)when a plant cell is immersed in a __________ solution the cell contents swell due to osmosis until the elastic cell wall exerts turgor pressure on the cell that opposes further water outake.27
7288807635isotonic (plant cell)when a plant cell is immersed in a _______ solution; there is no net movement. The cell becomes flaccid and the plant may wilt.28
7288807636flaccidlimp, not firm or strong (If a plant is not watered enough, its leaves become droopy and flaccid.)29
7288807637hypertonic (plant cells)the plant cell loses water, its volume shrinks. The plasma membrane pulls away from the wall, this is plasmolysis. It is lethal to the cell.30
7288807638plasmolysisThis happens when a cell shrinks inside its cell wall while the cell wall remains intact. The plasma membrane pulls away from the wall.31
7288807639facilitated diffusionthe passive movement of molecules down their concentration gradient with the help of transport proteins.32
7288807640ion channels (gated channels)Channels that open or close depending on the presence or abscence of an electrical, chemical, or physical stimulus.33
7288807641cystinuriahuman disease characterized by the absence of a carrier protein that transports cysteine and other amino acids across the membranes of kidney cells.34
7288807642active transporttransport that requires the cell to expend metabolic energy and enables a cell to maintain internal concentrations of small molecules. Requires energy.35
7288807643ATPsupplies energy for most active transport36
7288807644sodium-potassium pumptransport protein that, translocating the bound solute across the membrane. Exchanges sodium ions (Na) for potassium ions (K) across the plasma membrane of animal cells.37
7288807645membrane potentialvoltage across a membrane. Ranges form -50 to -200 millivolts. The inside of the cell is negative to the outside.38
7288807646electrochemical gradient2 combined forces drive the diffusion of ions across the membrane.39
7288807647electrogenic pumpsspecial transport proteins that generate the voltage gradient across a membrane. Ex. sodium potassium pump and proton pumps.40
7288807648sodium-potassium pumpmajor electrogenic pump in animals. Restores the electrochemical gradient by setting up a concentration gradient. It pumps 2 K ions for every 3 Na ions that it moves out, it generates a voltage.41
7288807649proton pumpsthe major electrogenic pump. Transports protons out of the cell and transfers positive charge form the cytoplasm to the extracellular solution.42
7288807650cotransportsingle ATP-powered pump that transports a specific solute can indirectly drive the active transport of several other solutes in a mechanism.43
7288807651exocytosistransport vesicle budded from the Golgi apparatus is moved by the cytoskeleton to the plasma membrane. When the 2 membranes come in contact, the bilayers fuse spill the contents.44
7288807652endocytosisa cell brings in biological molecules and particulate matter by forming new vesicles from the plasma membrane. 3 types: phagocytosis, pinocytosis and receptor-mediated endocytosis.45
7288807653phagocytosisa cell engulfs a particle in a vacuole. The vacuole fuses with a lysosome to digest the particle.46
7288807654pinocytosismolecules are taken up when extracellular fluid is "gulped" into tiny vesicles.47
7288807655receptor-mediated endocytosisendocytosis that enables a cell to acquire bulk quantities of specific materials that may be in low concentrations in the environment.48
7288807656lipoproteinscomplexes of proteins and lipids. Cholesterol travels in low density _______49
7288807657ligandsA molecule that binds specifically to a receptor site of another molecule.50
7288807658dialysismovement of particles in a solution through permeable membranes. The diffusion of small solutes through a selectively permeable membrane.51

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