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Membrane Structure and Function
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
05/08/2011

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Which molecules are in an animal cell's plasma membrane?
Definition
Protein, phospholipid, carbohydrate, cholesterol
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In a membrane do the hydrophillic tails always face eachother?
Definition
No
Term
Plants always require an environment that is what to them?
Definition
Hypotonic
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What do facilitated and active transport require?
Definition
Carrier Proteins
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During exocytosis what does the secretory vesicle fuse with?
Definition
Plasma Membrane
Term
A white blood cell engulfs bacteria through the process of what?
Definition
Phagocytosis
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In animals which junction allows molecules or ions to pass from one cell into another?
Definition
Gap junction
Term
In animals which junction allows the nice barrier to form between adjacent cells?
Definition
Tight
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Define hypertonic?
Definition
Per equal volume more solute
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Define hypotonic?
Definition
Per equal volume less solute
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How many phospholipid layers make up the plasma membrane?
Definition
2
Term
What monomers make up phospholipids?
Definition
Fatty Acids, Glycerol, R group, Phosphate
Term
Complete the dehydration reaction for making a phospholipid. Glycerol+_____+Rgroup+___--> ____+ Water
Definition
3 Fatty Acid; Phosphate; Phospholipid
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In which organelle would phospholipids be synthesized?
Definition
Smooth ER
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Which portion of a phospholipid is hydrophilic?
Definition
Heads
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Which way do the hydrophilic heads face?
Definition
Outside and inside of the cell
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Which portion of a phospholipid is hydrophobic?
Definition
Tails
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Which direction do the hydrophobic tails face?
Definition
Face eachother
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What monomers do the tails represent?
Definition
Fatty acids
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What monomers do the head represent?
Definition
Glycerol, R group, Phosphate
Term
What are integral proteins?
Definition
Embedded proteins
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What are transmembrane integral proteins?
Definition
Proteins that span through an entire membrane
Term
Which molecules form a mosaic pattern ?
Definition
Proteins
Term
If a carb attaches to a lipid what is it called?
Definition
Glycolipid
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If a carb attaches to a protein what is it called?
Definition
Glycoprotein
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Where in the endomembrane system were carbs attached to proteins?
Definition
In the Lumen
Term
What is the function of a glycocalyx?
Definition
Protects cell, facilitates adhestion between cells, reception of signaling molecules and cell recognition.
Term
Carbs can face the ____ surface ONLY.
Definition
Outside
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Do prokaryotes have a glycocalyx?
Definition
Yes
Term
Generally what is the role of channel proteins and carrier proteins?
Definition
Passage of molecules through the membrane.
Term
Define differentially(selectively) permeable.
Definition
Certain substances can move across the membrane others can't .
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Which types o molecules can pass freely across the membrane between the hydrophilic heads and through the hydrophobic tails?
Definition
H2O and noncharged molecules
Term
What do larger ions or polar molecules that cannot cross the membrane freely require?
Definition
Assistance from Carrier proteins or by vesicle formation
Term
What is diffusion?
Definition
Movement of molecules from and area of high concentration to area of low concentration.
Term
What is a solvent?
Definition
The one in greater amount in a solution.
Term
What is a solute?
Definition
The one with lesser amount in a solution.
Term
Define Osmosis.
Definition
Diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane.
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When is are solutions Isotonic?
Definition
IF they have equal amounts of solute per volume.
Term
Is there net movement of water if an animal cell is placed in a solution that was isotonic to it?
Definition
NO
Term
When is a solution hypotonic?
Definition
When it has less solute per volume.
Term
If an animal cell were placed in a solution that is hypotonic to the cell, what happens to the cell?
Definition
It would expand and burst due to build up of pressure.
Term
INto which organelle does the water go in a plant cell?
Definition
Central Vacuole
Term
What type of pressure is created against the plant cell wall?
Definition
Turgor Pressure
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When is a solution hypertonic?
Definition
When is has more solute per volume
Term
Are carrier and channel proteins integral or peripheral?
Definition
Integral
Term
During facilitated Transport which way are molecules crossing the plasma membrane?
Definition
From high to low area of concentration.
Term
During Active transport which way are molecules crossing the plasma membrane?
Definition
From a low to high area of concentration
Term
Does Active transport require energy?
Definition
Yes
Term
Which types of molecules require bulk transport?
Definition
Macromolecules; polypeptides
Term
Does vesicle formation require energy; what type?
Definition
Yes; Cellular Energy
Term
What are macromolecules doing during exocytosis?
Definition
Exiting the cell
Term
What happens to a vesicle during exocytosis?
Definition
It fuses with the plasma membrane
Term
What are macromolecules doing during endocytosis?
Definition
Entering the cell
Term
What does the plasma membrane do during endocytosis?
Definition
Invaginates to envelop the substance then pinches off to form intra-cellular vesicle.
Term
What is the process by which liquid or small macromolecules are brought into a cell?
Definition
Pinocytosis
Term
What are the 2 major stuctural proteins found in the extracellular matrix?
Definition
Collagen and Elastin Fibers.
Term
What is the role of Integrin?
Definition
Cell signaling and permits ECM to influence activities of the cytoplasm.
Term
Which type of junction attaches adjacent cells?
Definition
Adhesion Junction
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When internal cytoplasmic plaques in 2 different cells attach together by intercellular filaments, what is the junction called?
Definition
Desmosomes
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Which type of adhesion junction is represented by a single point of attachment between 2 cells?
Definition
Hemidesmosome
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Which type of junction is represented by the attachment of plasma proteins of 2 adjacent cells?
Definition
Tight Junction
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When molecules or ions can pass from one cell to another the junction connecting to the 2 cells is called?
Definition
Gap Junction
Term
What is the most abundant polysaccharide on earth?
Definition
Cellulose
Term
What structure allows passage of water and small solutes to go from one cell into another cell?
Definition
Plasmodata
Term
On what organelle is ATP produced?
Definition
Mitochondria
Term
What is plasmolysis?
Definition
The shrinking of the cytoplasm
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