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Ion-dipole interactions
Increasing water flow into cells
Primary role of the cell membrane
Controlling movement of substances in and out of the cell
Vesicular transport
Endocytosis and exocytosis
Roles of membrane proteins
DNA replication
Harmful effects of drinking seawater
It causes cells to shrivel due to its hypertonic nature
Requirement for active transport
Energy (ATP)
Hydrophobic part of a phospholipid
The tail
Function of cholesterol in the cell membrane
Regulate membrane fluidity
Effect of administering large molecules intravenously
Blood volume and osmolarity
Facilitated diffusion
Polar molecules without the use of energy
Function of the glycocalyx
Facilitates cell recognition and immune responses
Composition of the phospholipid bilayer
Polar heads and nonpolar tails
Importance of tonicity
Influencing water movement across cell membranes
Composition of the plasma membrane
Phospholipids and proteins
Type of transport that does not require energy
Passive transport
Molecules passing through the membrane via simple diffusion
Small non-polar molecules
Primary function of the plasma membrane
Regulating movement of substances in and out of the cell
Components found in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
Cytoplasm, ribosomes, genetic material
Effect of hypertonic solutions on cells
Shrink
Example of active transport in cells
Sodium-potassium pump
Determination of osmotic pressure
The difference in solute concentration across a membrane
Effect of isotonic solutions
No net movement of water
Thickness of the cell membrane
10 nanometers
Semi-permeability of the plasma membrane
It selectively allows certain substances to pass
Movement of substances in simple diffusion
From high to low concentration
Requirement for facilitated diffusion
Transport proteins
Effect of hypotonic solutions on cells
Cells swell and may burst
Process of diffusion
Particles moving from high to low concentration
Osmosis
Water molecules across a semi-permeable membrane
Molecules crossing the cell membrane via simple diffusion
Small non-polar molecules like oxygen and carbon dioxide