8033636304 | plasma membrane | Controls the passage of materials in and out of the cell. | ![]() | 0 |
8033636305 | phospholipid | Molecule that forms a double-layered cell membrane. | ![]() | 1 |
8033636306 | fluid mosaic model | Model that describes the arrangement and movement of molecules that make up a cell membrane. | ![]() | 2 |
8033636307 | semipermeable | Condition allowing some, but not all, materials to cross a membrane. | ![]() | 3 |
8033636308 | receptor | Protein that detects a signal molecule and performs an action in response. | ![]() | 4 |
8033636309 | concentration gradient | Difference in concentration of a substance from one place to another. | ![]() | 5 |
8033636310 | osmosis | Diffusion of water molecules across a semipermeable membrane. | ![]() | 6 |
8033636311 | Things that need help getting through a membrane | Large molecules, polar molecules, ions | 7 | |
8033636314 | hydrophilic | "water-loving" phosphate ends of the phospholipid oriented towards the outside of the membrane | ![]() | 8 |
8033636315 | hydrophobic | "water-fearing" fatty acids ends of the phospholipid oriented towards the interior of the cell membrane | ![]() | 9 |
8033636317 | polar molecules | unable to move through the cell membrane by diffusion | 10 | |
8033636318 | channel proteins (transport proteins) | act as a channel for water soluble molecules to pass by facilitated diffusion | ![]() | 11 |
8033636319 | peripheral proteins | on the surface of the cell membrane and function to anchor cytoskeleton | ![]() | 12 |
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