Term
|
Definition
main component of cell membranes |
|
|
Term
gives membrane its fluid properties |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
In the fluid mosaic model, the membrane is a mosaic of |
|
Definition
phospholipids, glycolipids, sterols, and proteins |
|
|
Term
Most phospholipids and some proteins can |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
shows some proteins drift within membrane |
|
|
Term
membrane crossing mechanisms |
|
Definition
diffusion across lipid bilayer, passive transport, active transport, endocytosis, exocytosis |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
means the number of molecules or ions in one region is different than the number in another region |
|
|
Term
In the absence of other forces, a substance moves |
|
Definition
from a region where it is more concentrated to one where it's less concentrated |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
the net movement of like molecules or ions down a concentration gradient |
|
|
Term
Although molecules collide randomly, the net movement is |
|
Definition
away from the place with the most collisions |
|
|
Term
factors affecting diffusion rate |
|
Definition
steepness of concentration gradient, molecular size, temperature, electrical or pressure gradients |
|
|
Term
steepness of concentration gradient |
|
Definition
steeper gradient, faster diffusion |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
smaller molecules, faster diffusion |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
higher temperature, faster diffusion |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
span the lipid bilayer, interior is able to open to both sides, change shape when they interact with solute |
|
|
Term
move water-soluble substances across a membrane |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
doesn't require energy inputs, solutes diffuse through a channel inside the protein's interior |
|
|
Term
Net movement s down concentration gradient |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
require ATP, protein is an ATPase pump, pumps solute against its concentration gradient |
|
|
Term
how do proteins get to the surface |
|
Definition
vesicle membrane fuses with plasma membrane |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
pinocytosis, bulk phase, receptor-mediated, phagocytosis |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
exocytosis and endocytosis continually replace and withdraw patches of plasma membrane |
|
|