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Cell Structure - Cell membranes Flashcards

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Why is the cell membrane structure knows as fluid mosaic

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What is the role of glycoproteins

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What is the role of glycolipids

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What is the role of cholesterol

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What is the role of phospholipids

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Define diffusion

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Define osmosis

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Define facillitated diffusion

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Define co-transport

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Define active transport

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What properties of transport proteins make them specific

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Contrast active transport and facillitated diffusion

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Compare active transport and facillitated diffusion

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Step by step process of active transport

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What is a hypotonic solution

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What is a hypertonic solution

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What is an isotonic solution

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What happens to animal cells in a hypotonic solution

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What happens to plant cells in a hypotonic solution

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What happens to animal cells in a hypertonic solution

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What happens to plant cells in a hypertonic solution

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What happens to animal cells in an isotonic solution

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What happens to plant cells in an isotonic solution

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What facors can cause the rate of movement across a membrane to increase

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How does temperature affect the rate of movement across a mambrane

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How does surface area affect the rate of movement across a mambrane

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How does concentration gradient affect the rate of movement across a mambrane

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How does the number of carrier/transport proteins affect the rate of movement across a mambrane

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How does temperture affect membrane permeabilty

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How does very high temperture affect membrane permeabilty

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How does alcohol affect mebrane permeabilty

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How does acid affect membrane permeabilty

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Step by step process for co-transport

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Adaptations of epithelial cells

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