5220090789 | Selectively permeability | it allows some things to come through and some not | 0 | |
5220090790 | Osmosis | Diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane | 1 | |
5220090791 | turgid | swollen as from a fluid; bloated | 2 | |
5220090792 | Amphipathic molecule | A molecule that has both a hydrophilic region and a hydrophobic region. | 3 | |
5220090793 | flaccid | This happens when water moves, but the amount within the cell is constant; no pressure builds. | 4 | |
5220090794 | fluid mosaic model | The currently accepted model of cell membrane structure, which envisions the membrane as a mosaic of individually inserted protein molecules drifting laterally in a fluid bilayer of phospholipids. | 5 | |
5220090795 | Intergral proteins | Proteins that go all the way through the membrane | 6 | |
5220090796 | plasmolysis | This happens when a cell shrinks inside its cell wall while the cell wall remains intact. | 7 | |
5220090797 | transport proteins | A transmembrane protein that helps a certain substance or class of closely related substances to cross the membrane. | 8 | |
5220090798 | facilitated diffusion | A process in which substances are transported across a plasma membrane with the concentration gradient with the aid of carrier (transport) proteins; does not require the use of energy. | 9 | |
5220090799 | concentration gradient | difference in concentration of a substance on two sides of a membrane | 10 | |
5220090800 | Active transport | Energy-requiring process that moves material across a cell membrane against a concentration difference | 11 | |
5220090801 | passive transport | Requires NO energy, Movement of molecules from high to low concentration, Moves with the concentration gradient | 12 | |
5220090802 | sodium-potassium pump | a carrier protein that uses ATP to actively transport (3) sodium ions out of a cell and (2) potassium ions into the cell | 13 | |
5220090803 | hypertonic | (of a solution) having a higher osmotic pressure than a comparison solution | 14 | |
5220090804 | hypotonic | Having a lower concentration of solute than another solution | 15 | |
5220090805 | exocytosis | A process in which a cell releases substances to the extracellular environment by fusing a vesicular membrane with the plasma membrane, separating the membrane at the point of fusion and allowing the substance to be released. | 16 | |
5220090806 | isotonic | Having the same solute concentration as another solution. (or same osmotic pressure) | 17 | |
5220090807 | endocytosis | A process in which a cell engulfs extracellular material through an inward folding of its plasma membrane. | 18 | |
5220090808 | gated channels | A protein channel in a cell membrane that opens or closes in response to a particular stimulus. | 19 |
Cell Membrane - AP Biology Flashcards
Primary tabs
Need Help?
We hope your visit has been a productive one. If you're having any problems, or would like to give some feedback, we'd love to hear from you.
For general help, questions, and suggestions, try our dedicated support forums.
If you need to contact the Course-Notes.Org web experience team, please use our contact form.
Need Notes?
While we strive to provide the most comprehensive notes for as many high school textbooks as possible, there are certainly going to be some that we miss. Drop us a note and let us know which textbooks you need. Be sure to include which edition of the textbook you are using! If we see enough demand, we'll do whatever we can to get those notes up on the site for you!