lesson 4- cell membrane Flashcards
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selectively permeable (hint: trump on immigration boooo!!)
allows some substances into the cell while preventing others from entering the cell
what is the cell membrane composed of?
a phospholipid bilayer
phospholipid bilayer
composed of a phosphate group and diglyceride (double lipid tail)
phosphate
- polar
- water soluble (hydrophilic)
diglyceride
is non- polar and thus water insoluble (hydrophobic)
hydrophilic
end positions itself towards the outside and inside of the cell
fluid mosaic model
proteins embedded in phospholipid bilayer
hydrophobic
lipid tails face inwards, creating the interior of the cell membrane
solute
substance that is dissolved
solvent
substance that does the dissolving
particle model of matter
- all matter made up of particles
- particles in matter are constantly moving (adding or taking away energy will affect movement of particles
- particles of matter are attracted to each other or bonded
- Particles have spaces between them that are smallest in solids and largest in gases (excluding ice)
diffusion
movement of particles from high concentration area to low concentration area
Why does diffusion occur?
kinetic energy and random motion
particles in diffusion do what?
move along a concentration gradient until equilibrium is reached
hypotonic
solution has lower concentration of solute than another solution
isotonic
solution has the same concentration as another solution
hypertonic
solution has a higher concentration of solute as another solution
solute will always
diffuse from hypertonic to hypotonic
osmosis
diffusion of water across a cell membrane
when does osmosis occur?
when a solute cannot pass through a cell membrane, but the water can through high concentration to low concentration
water in osmosis always moves from
hypotonic to hypertonic
types of transport
active and passive
example of diffusion
small non-polar molecules like oxygen moving from a concentration gradient