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10/19/2012

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membranes
Definition
composed of lipid and proteins, the primary lipid in a cellular membrane is a phospolipid
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periphal protiens
Definition
found on the surface of either side of the membrane, easily removed
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Intergral protiens
Definition
extend throughout the bilayer from one side to the other, not easily removed.
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Functions of proteins
Definition

reception of signals

bind specifi molecules

used for transport of substances across the bilayer

catalyze reactions

 help bring cells of the same type together

helps rejection of some cells

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fluid mosaic model
Definition
individual proteins are more dispersed and not in sheets.
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concentration

 

Definition

the number of molecules in a given amount of space

(molecules tend to move down their concentration gradients)

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simple diffuision
Definition
random movement of molecules down the gradiant until they reach and equilibruim
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diffusion rate depends on 3 things
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1. concentration gratiant, steeper the gradiant the faster the movement

2. temperature, the highter the temperature the faster the rate.

3. Molecular size- the smaller the molecule the faster the diffusion.

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osmosis
Definition
is the diffusion of water across a differentially permeable membrane
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Tonicity
Definition
the concentration of the solutes inside the cell, relative to those outside the cell
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crenation
Definition
when the cell shrivels up due to the movement across the membrane
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plasmolysis
Definition
when the cell bursts from the movement across the membranes
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turgor pressure
Definition
pressure made by H2O on the cell walls of plants
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Stomata
Definition
allow plants to loose water, but are also used to take in  C02  and let out O2
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Transperation
Definition
the act of releasing water through the stomata
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facilitaded diffusion
Definition
requires a membrane transport protein, but it is going down the gradient, no energy is needed.supplies cells with raw materials for nutrition and gets rid of wastes.
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active transport
Definition
needs the membrane transport protein and ATP, because typically moves things against the gradient. supplies cells with raw materials for nutrition and gets rid of wastes.
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exocytosis
Definition

process by which substances are moved out of the cell

- a membrane is formed around junk( this is called a vesicle) the vesicle fuses to the cell membrane then can leave the cell

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endocytosis
Definition
process by which substances are brought into the cell. cell mmbrane forms around the particles and then passes into the cell (vacule)
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3 types of endocytosis
Definition

phagocytosis- eating cells.. large molecules

pinocytosis- to drink cells.. small disolved particles

receptar mediated- lock and key method.

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Energy
Definition
is the capacity to do work, it produces a change in the state or motion of matter
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potentail energy
Definition
is stored energy that has the capacity to do work due to its position or state
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kinetic energy
Definition
energy in motion
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thermodynamics
Definition
is the study of energy and its transformation
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law of conservation of energy
Definition
states that the energy of the universe is constant, can be transferd and changed in form but can not be created or destroyed, as the transformations occur energy is convertated to heat( some organsims give off light)
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second law of thermodynamics(entropy)
Definition
the entropy of the universe is constantly increasing, entropy is the random movement of energy that cannot do work. (total amount of energy able to do work is decreasing)
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Chemical reactions
Definition
involve the breaking and formation of bonds, takes energy to make bonds and when the bonds are brojen the same amount of energy is released.
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osmosis
Definition
fussion of water (passive)
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Transportation
Definition
the act of releasing water through the stomata
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enzymes
Definition
are regulatrs of chemical reactions and they function at speeding up chemical reacions by deacreasing the amount of energy needed to drive them.
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