Unit 2 lecture 1 9/19/22 Flashcards
the phospholipid bilayer is a _______ barrier, meaning only certain compounds can cross it
Selectively permeable
_________ are the most abundant compounds in the cell membrane
Phospholipids
Phospholipids are _______ meaning the have strongly hydrophilic and hydrophobic ends
Amphipathic
the bilayer and constituent parts move and behave in a fluid behavior, described by the _______
Fluid mosaic model
______ (cholesterol) and unsaturated fatty-acid tails help the membrane retain its fluid behavior
Steroids
Two broad categories of proteins are:
1. _____
2. _____
1.Integral proteins
2.Peripheral proteins
______ penetrate the hydrophobic interior of the bilayer
Integral proteins
proteins that go all the way through the membrane and are known as _______
transmembrane proteins
______ are not embedded in the bilayer, but are often bound to the surface by integral proteins and can exist on both side of the cell membrane
Peripheral proteins
Cell-cell recognition is often mediated by molecules containing carbohydrates on the extracellular surface which are generally short branched chains of 15 or less sugar monomers, they may be bound to ________ or to ________
1.lipids (Glycolipids)
2.proteins (Glycoproteins)
the cell membrane is ________ with molecular properties impacting how compounds cross
Selectively permeable
_______compounds can cross the interior of the membrane with relative ease
Hyrdophobic
______ compounds struggle more, even very small molecules like water
Hydrophilic
Hydrophilic substances can avoid the hydrophobic interior of the membrane by passing through _____
Transport proteins
Examples of transport proteins include:
1. ____
2. ____
1.Channel proteins
2.Carrier proteins
_______ function by having a hydrophilic channel that certain molecules use as a tunnel
Channel proteins
______ allow the passage of single file water molecules at the rate of 3 billion per second
Aquaporins
______ are specific to certain compounds, and undergo a shape change that facilitates their movement across the membrane so they can dump their cargo on one side or the other
Carrier proteins
_______ process by which molecules space themselves out
Diffusion
The rate of diffusion is driven by a _______ which occurs when two areas have differing concentration
concentration gradient
Diffusion of a substance across a biological membrane constitutes ______ because it requires no energy
Passive transport
The movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane is a particular type of diffusion called ______
Osmosis
The concept of is ______ how a surrounding solution will influence the movement of the solvent (water)
Tonicity
In ______ the concentration of solutes is the same inside the cell, as it is outside
isotonic environments