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1
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voltage across a membrane

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membrane potential

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molecule with one part hydrophilic, one part hydrophobic

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amphipathic

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moveable structure that is a mixture of proteins drifting in the a bilayer of phospholipids

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fluid mosaic model

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influenced by fatty acid, cholesterol and temperature of a membrane

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fluidity

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buffer to keep membrane from becoming too fluid or viscous

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cholesterol

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moves ions and other molecules across membrane

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transport proteins

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allows cell to receive signals from the environment

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receptors

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catalyze chemical reactions

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enzymes

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permanently associate with a membrane, embedded in the interior of the lipid bilayer

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integral membrane proteins

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temporarily associated with lipid bilayer or integral membrane proteins

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peripheral proteins

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proteins that go all the way from one side of the bilayer membrane to the other

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transmembrane proteins

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membrane allows some substances to cross more easily than others

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selective permeability

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membrane transport that requires no energy input

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passive transport

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spontaneous net movement of particles down a concentration gradient

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diffusion

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when a solute is more concentrated in one area than another

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concentration gradient

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diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane

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osmosis

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transport proteins help polar molecules and ions diffuse across a membrane down a concentration gradient with protein channels or carriers

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facilitated diffusion

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a solution’s ability to alter a cell’s shape by controlling the amount of water in it

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tonicity

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lower concentration of solute (too much water), can swell and burst

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hypotonic

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20
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higher concentration of solute (not enough water) can shrivel and die

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hypertonic

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equal concentration of solute, cell volume stable

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isotonic

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change shape to provide corridors that allow specific molecules or ions to cross membrane

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carrier proteins

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gated passages that open to let ions in without changing shape (like a straw)

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channel proteins

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carrier proteins specifically for water’s passage (function in osmosis)

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aquaporins

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solutes move AGAINST concentration gradient using carrier transport proteins, requiring ATP
active transport
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type of electrogenic pump for animals, carrier protein pumps out 3 Na ions for ever 2 K ions that are pumped in, higher K concentration inside, higher Na concentration outside
sodium-potassium pump
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electrogenic pump in plants, fungi and bacteria, active transport of H+ ions out of cell AGAINST concentration gradient
proton pumps
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transport protein that generates voltage across a membrane, storing energy that can be used for cellular work
electrogenic pump
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charge difference across cell membrane through active transport of ions
electrochemical gradient
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transport protein that couples the diffusion of one substance of doing down its concentration gradient with one that is going against it
cotransport
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molecules brought into the cell (membrane pinches to form vesicles)
endocytosis
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secretion of molecules outside the cell (vesicle spits materials out of membrane)
exocytosis
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controlling of cell pressure by regulating salt and water concentrations
osmoregulation
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sucks up and expels excess water in the cell in some protozoans
contractile vacuoles
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large storage of water in the middle of plant cells
central vacuole
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ideal state for plant cells, swollen and rigid, hypotonic
turgid
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floppy and loose in plant cells, isotonic
flaccid
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shrinking of plant cell contents away from cell walls due to lack of water, hypertonic conditions
plasmolysis
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active transport that uses energy directly from ATP
primary active transport
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active transport that uses energy from ionic concentration differences between sides of a membrane
secondary active transport
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force that promotes movement of protons across membrane to create an electrochemical gradient
proton motive force (pmf)
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carbohydrates covalently bonded to lipids
glycolipids
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carbohydrates covalently bonded to proteins
glycoproteins
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how low temps influence membrane fluidity
more rigid
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how high temps influence membrane fluidity
more viscous
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direction that phospholipids and proteins move in a membrane
lateral
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type of molecules the hydrophobic membrane interior allows the passage of
other hydrophobic molecules
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how often are hydrophilic molecules permeable to the membrane
hardly ever
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what kind of passage are small molecules given in a selectively permeable membrane
slow passage, even if they are polar
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substances that constantly pass through the selectively permeable membrane
sugars, amino acids, O2, CO2, ions
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cell engulfs food particles and creates food vesicles
phagocytosis
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cell gulps drops of extracellular fluid into vesicles
pincytosis
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cell gulps drops of extracellular fluid containing certain materials into vesicles
receptor-mediated endocytosis
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when unneeded materials in the cell are digested and their nutrients recycled
autophagy
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membrane proteins that allow temporary binding
cell-cell recognition
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membrane proteins that create gap junctions and tight junctions
intercellular joining
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membrane proteins that attach to ECM or cytoskeleton, stablizing
anchors
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entire set of chemical reactions in an organism
metabolism
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release of energy by the breakdown of large molecules
catabolism
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consuming energy to build larger molecules
anabolism
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capacity to cause change in a system
energy
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energy of motion
kinetic energy
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kinetic energy associated with random movement of atoms and molecules
thermal energy
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stored energy due to position
potential energy
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energy available for release in a chemical reaction
chemical energy
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first law of thermodynamics
energy is neither created nor destroyed
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second law of thermodynamics
when energy is transferred or transformed, there is a loss of energy available to do work
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energy can be transferred from one object to another
thermodynamics
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measure of disorder, randomness
entropy
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process that occurs naturally without an outside force acting upon it or addition of energy
spontaneous process
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measure of energy available to do work
free energy
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spontaneous reaction, energy released, ΔG is negative
exergonic
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nonspontaneous reaction, energy required, ΔG is positive
endergonic
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source of energy to do most cellular work
adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
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exergonic reaction drives an endergonic reaction
energetic coupling
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phosphate group from ATP transferred to the reactant during energetic coupling
phosphorylated intermediate
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catabolic pathway that breaks down organic molecules for production of ATP
cellular respiration
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full breakdown of molecules using oxygen
aerobic respiration
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reactions that transfer e- from one molecule to another
redox reactions
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molecules that are both reduced and oxidized in cellular respiration as they accept and donate e-
electron carriers
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main carrier molecule of cellular respiration
NAD+/NADH
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second carrier molecule that functions in the citric acid cycle only
FAD/FADH
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loss of electrons
oxidation
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addition of electrons
reduction
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series of proteins in the mitochondrial inner membrane
electron transport chain (ETC)
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enzyme transfers a phosphate group from substrate to ADP to make ATP
substrate level phosphorylation
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partial breakdown of organic molecules without oxygen
fermentation
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anerobic process in the cytosol where one glucose is partially oxidized into two pyruvate molecules
glycolysis
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product of glucose and reactant of acetyl CoA
pyruvate
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process after glycolysis and before citric acid cycle where pyruvate goes to acetyl CoA
pyruvate oxidation
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a coenzyme that is integral to the citric acid cycle of cellular respiration
acetyl CoA

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