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Cytoplasm |
The inside of a cell |
1. The stuff in ______ 2. You learned this in 7th grade |
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Phospholipids |
A lipid with a phosphate group in the molecule |
1. Lipids with _____ ______ in the molecule 2. They were the guys chanting in the play |
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Phospholipid layer |
A membrane made with two layers of lipids |
1. Makes up the wall of a cell 2. A __________ made with two layers of _______ |
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Polar |
A molecule with a slight charge at its poles |
1. Think poles 2. Has a slight ______ |
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Nonpolar |
A molecule with a neutral charge |
1. What it sounds like 2. Is the opposite of a polar molecule |
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Transport proteins |
Special proteins that help transport molecules through the membrane |
1. Help transport ________ 2. Only one of these is assigned to each ______ |
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Selective permeability |
Means that only some things can get through the membrane |
1. SOME THINGS CAN PASS 2. OTHER THINGS CANNOT |
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Glycoproteins |
Proteins that have a sugar attatched |
1. Proteins with _______ 2. Look at the first part of the name |
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Glycolipids |
Glycoproteins that have a sugar attached to the head of membrane lipids |
1. _________ that have ______ attached to the the head of membrane ______ 2. Like an upgraded version of glycoproteins |
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Fluid Mosiac Model |
A model in which things move around easily |
1. Fluid - things move easily 2. Mosaic - a bunch of small things make a big thing |
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Diffusion |
When molecules move from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration |
1. Febreeze. 2. When ________ move from an area of ____ concentration to an area with _______ concentration |
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Concentration gradient |
The difference of the concentration of something in one area or another, going from high to low |
1. Goes from high to low 2. The difference in ______ in one area or another |
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Osmosis |
The movement of water across the membrane |
1. The movement of ______ across the ________ 2. Involves water |
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Turgor |
Pressure of a cell against the cell wall |
1. Pressure 2. _____ against the _________ |
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Isotonic |
Having the pressure on the cell wall be at a stable point |
1. Think pressure 2. Stable |
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Hypotonic |
Low pressure against the cell membrane |
1. Think pressure 2. ______ pressure against the cell |
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Hypertonic |
High pressure against the cell membrane |
1. Think pressure 2. Bad when it gets too ______ |
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Passive transport |
Diffusion without energy |
1. What does passive mean? 2. Without _________ |
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Active transport |
Diffusion with energy |
1. What does active mean 2. Includes the use of _________ |
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Facilitated diffusion |
Diffusion that involves transport proteins |
1. __________ that involves _____ ______ 2. Diffusion with the help of something else |
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Endocytosis |
A process in which food is delivered to a unicellular organism and their internal environment |
1. Food is delivered _________ 2. How cells get _______ |
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Exocytosis |
Removes wastes |
1. The cell's plumbing 2. Gets rid of _________ |