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Biology
7th Grade
11/10/2017

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What is Homeostasis?
Definition
A stable internal environment inside of a cell.
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What cells have a cell membrane?
Definition
All living cells.
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What does it mean if the cell head is polar?
Definition
It means it is soluble to water.
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What does it mean if tails are nonpolar?
Definition
It means they are not soluble to water,
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What molecules can easily pass through the phospholipid bilayer?
Definition
Gases like oxygen and carbon dioxide.
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How do molecules move in a cell?
Definition
From a low to a high concentration.
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How do molecules move in diffusion?
Definition
From a high to a low concentration.
Term
What two molecules can easily pass through the phospholipid bilayer?
Definition
Carbon dioxide and oxygen.
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Diffusion is a type of?
Definition
Passive transport with no energy needed.
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What do transport proteins do in a cell?
Definition
They move proteins around in the membrane.
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What are transport proteins and what do they do?
Definition
They move proteins around the cell membrane.
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What do transport proteins move?
Definition
Things such as glucose and salt.
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Facilitated diffusion requires the help of what?
Definition
A protein.
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Why is facilitated diffusion a type of passive transport?
Definition
It does not require energy.
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What type of diffusion does not need a transport protein?
Definition
Simple diffusion.
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What type of diffusion requires a protein?
Definition
Facilitated diffusion.
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