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Chp.7 Life at the Edge
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
10/12/2012

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Plasma Membrane
Definition
Separates living cell from surroundings
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Selectively Permeable
Definition
Allows some substances to cross more easily than others
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Phospholipid
Definition
Most abundant lipid in plasma membrane-hydrophobic tails and hydrophilic heads.
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Fluid Mosaic Model
Definition
Membrane is a fluid structure with a "mosaic" of proteins
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Cholesterol
Definition
Effects membrane at different temperatures
-Warm:restrain phospholipid movement
-Cool:Move easily and prevents tight packing
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Peripheral Proteins
Definition
Small, bound to SURFACE of membrane
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Intergral Proteins
Definition
Large, Penetrates hydrophobic core
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Membrane Protein Functions
Definition
Transport, enzymatic activity, signal transduction, cell to cell recognition,intercellular joining, and attach cytoskeleton and extra cellular matrix
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Hydrophobic Molecules and bilayer
Definition
Non-polar,molecules/hydrocarbons, dissolve easy and fast
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Hydrophilic Molecules and bilayer
Definition
Polar, molecules/sugars, do not pass easily and need a transport protein
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Transport Proteins
Definition
all hydrophilic substances to cross membrane
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Diffusion
Definition
Molecules spread evenly into avalible space
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Passive Transport
Definition
Diffusion across membrane without energy
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Osmosis
Definition
Diffusion of water across membrane
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Tonicity
Definition
Ability of surrounding solution to cause cell to gain or lose water
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Isotonic
Definition
Solute and cell same concentration =NO MOVEMENT
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Hypertonic
Definition
Solute concentration less in cell, water move out
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Hypotonic
Definition
Solute concentration greater in cell, water move in
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Osmoregulation
Definition
Controls solute concentration and water balance=NECESSARY FOR ADAPTION
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Protist Paramecium
Definition
They are hypotonic to pond water, uses contractile vacoule pump out excess water
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Plasmolysis
Definition
Plant is in hypertonic solute and loses water-memebrane pulls away from cell wall
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Exocytosis
Definition
Transport vesicle fuses with membrane and releases contents-secretory cells
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Endocytosis
Definition
Take macromolecules by making vesicles from plasma membrane
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