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mixture of dissolved molecules in a liquid
solution
the substance that is dissolved in a solution
solute
the liquid in a solution
solvent
what are the two major classes of membrane proteins?
carrier proteins and channel proteins.
protein that move the colute across the membrane by binding it on one side and transporting it to the other side
carrier proteins
what membrane protein requires a conformational change?
carrier proteins
what membrane protein binds their solutes with great specificity?
carrier proteins
proteins that are small hydrophillic pores that allow for solutes to pass through.
channel proteins
what membrane protein used diffusion to move accross?
channel proteins
what are channel proteins called when only ions are transfeered?
ion channels.
what membrane protein discriminate solutes base on size and electric charge?
channel proteins
channel proteins witll let solutes pass if they have the ____.
right size and charge
carrier proteins require that the solute _____.
fit in the binding site.
when molecules move from a higher to lower concentration is called what transport?
passive transport
movement against a concentration gradient requires energy is what type of transport?
active transport
passive transport move molecule from a ____ to ____ concentration.
high to low
active transport move molecules from a ___ to ____ concentration.
low to high
what is passive transport also called?
facilitated diffusion
which type of transport used energy?
active transport
carried out only by special types of carrier proteins that can harness some energy source to the transport process.
active transport
carrier protein carries how many types of molecule?
usually only one
the glucose carrier is ___ transport
passive
the glucose carrier is said to cross the membrane at least ___ times
12
the glucose carrier has at least ___ confromations
2
when glucose level is high outside the cell the conformation of the glucose carrier is ____ and ____.
open to take in glucose and move it to the cytosol
when glucose levels are low outside the cell it triggers the ____, increasing the glucose levels in the cell.
breakdown of glycogen
when the glucose levels are low outside the cell the conformation of the glucose carrier ____.
moves the glucose out of the cell.
the glucose carrier can move only ____ mot the mirror image.
D-glucose
in case of uncharged molecule, the direction of passive transport is determined soley by ____.
concentration gradient
charged molecules have another component- a voltage across the membrane called the ____.
membrane potential
cyoplasm is usually ____ relative to the outside of the cell. so it pulls in ___ charges and moves out ___ chages.
negative;positive;negative.
the net driving force is called the ____ for the given solute.
electrochemical gradient
what is the electrochemical gradient force made of?
concentration gradient and the voltage across the membrane
the ____ determines the direction of the solute during passive transport.
electrochemical gradient
what are the 3 main methods to move solutes againts an elecrtochemical gradient?
coupled transporters, ATP-driven pumps, Light-driven pumps
transporters that are 1 uphill transport and 1 downhill transport
coupled transport
active transport that is coupled uphill transport to the hydrolysis of ATP
ATP-driven pumps
active transport that used light as energy (found mainly in bacteria cells)
Light-driven pumps
the active transport proteins are linked together so that you can establish the ____.
electrochemical gradient
The ATP-driven Na+ pump in animal cells hydrolyzes ATP to ADP and transport Na+ out of the cell.
Na-K pump
because the Na-K pump not only is a carrier protein but also an enzyme is it called a ___.
ATPase
at the same time this pump is hydrolyzing ATP to ADP it couples the outward transport of Na and inward transport of K
Na-K pump
the Na-K pump is also known as ___
Na-K ATPase
what is the cycle of the Na-K pump?
1. Na binds to the pump inside the cell
2. Pump phosphrylates itself with phophate from ATP hydroysis which caused a conformation change
3. Pump Na out and picks up K
4. PO4 group is removed and it changes to original shape
5. Pump K to inside
how many Na is removed and how many K is taken in during one cycle of Na-K pump?
3 Na removed, 2 K taken in.
a gradient of any solute across the membrane can be used to move a second solute.
coupled transporters
what are the two ways 2 molecules can be moved in coupled transporters?
symport and antiport
in a coupled transporter when 2 molecule move in the same direction
symport
in a coupled transporter when 2 molecule move in opposite directions
antiport
carrier transport that only carries one molecule is called ____.
uniport
the Na-K pump is driven by the additon of a ____.
phosphate group
what are the 2 mechanisms of transporting glucose?
passive trasnport at the apical surface and acitve trasport at the basal surface
the Na driven aymport is used to move ____
other sugars and amino acids
the Na driven antiport is ___ in cells.
very important
the ___ is used to move Na into the cell and then moves the H out of the cell.
Na-H exchanger
what regulated the pH of the cytosol?
Na-H exchanger
the movement of water from region of low solute concentration (high water concentration) to an area of high solute concentration (low water concentration)
osmosis
the driving force from the differnece in water pressure
osmotic pressure
what are the three types of osmotic solutions?
isotonic, hypotonic, and hypertonic
osmotic solution that has equal solute on each side of the membrane
isotonic
osmotic solution that has less soltue outside the cell, water rushes into cell and cell bursts
hypotonic
osmotic solution that has more solute outside the cell, water rushes out of cell and cell shrivels
hypertonic
Na-K pump is used in ___ cells.
animal cells
H gradients is used in ____ cells.
plant, fungi, or bacteria
aminal cell maintain normal cell structure with ___
Na-K pump
when Na-K pump is halted, or if ATP has run out, osmotic balance is broken and cell will ___.
swell and burst
____ result from the effect of osmosis and active transpot of ions into the plant cells
turgor pressure
___ have special water collectine vaculoes to remove excess water
protozoans
___ drives the movement of molecules across the plams membranes of plants, fungi, and bacteria
H gradients
found in membranes of lysosomes (animal cells) and vacuoles (plant and fungal cells)
H gradient
created by ATP-driven H pump
H gradient
location is in the plasma membrance of plant cells, fungi. and some bacteria. uses ATP hydrolysis as energy source and its function is to active export of H from cell
H pump
location is in membranes of lysosomes in animal cells and of vacuoles in plant and fungal cells. it uses ATP hydrolysis as energy source and its function is the active export of H from the cytosol into vacuole
H pump
what do ion channels mainly move?
Na, K, Cl, and Ca
what are the two properties of ion channels?
ion selectivity and gated ion channels
in ion channels the ion selectivity is based on pore ___ and ___ and on the ____ on the inner wall of the channel
size, shape, and charge
in an ion channel the ___ allows some ions to pass ans restrict others.
ion selectivity
in an ion channel the gated ion channels ahve the ability to control the ____.
flow of ions
the cated ion channels switch between ____ and ___ conformations
open and closed
what are the advantages and disadvantages of ion channels
advantages: great rate of transport
disadvantages:cannot couple to an energy source. only passive transport is possible. and simply provide transient permeabitiy to selective inorganic ions.
what is the basis of all electrical activity in cells?
membrane potential
___ can keep ion concentration far from equilibrium in the cell
active transport
as voltage changes other ion channels _____.
open ans close
what allowss for the electrical activity to move across the membrane?
membrane poteintal
what are the three type of channels?
voltage -gated channels, ligand-gated channels, stress activated channels
a channel that is controlled by membrane potential
voltage-gated channels
a channel that is controlled by binding of a ligand to a membrane protein (either on the outside or the inside)
lingand-gated channels
a channel that is controlled by mechanical force on the cell
strss activated channel
auditory hair cells are ____
stress activated channels
___ is the source of all energy
sun
through ____ plants convert solar energy to chemical energy and sugars
photosynthesis and dark reactions
other organisms consume sugars and cnvert sugars to ____
chemical energy
____ metabolism yeilds the most energy (O2 is needed)
aerobic
what are the products of sugar catabolism?
CO2, H2O and reduced (acticated) carriers
whar are the reduced carriers in the products of sugar catabolism?
NADH and NADPH
what are the stages of how cells obtain energy from food?
1. digestion
2. glycolysis
3. kreb's cycle/ETC
where does glycolysis start?
in the cytoplasm
what is the net outcome of glycolysis?
2 NADH and 2 ATP and 2 pyruvate
glycolysis has ___ enzymes and ___ raction types
10 enzymes and 5 reaction types
glycolysis reaction type that add a phosphate group to intermediates, phosphate transfer
kinases
glycolysis enzyme and reaction: dehydrogenase
make NADH
glycolysis enzyme and reaction: dehydrations
removes H2O
___ can generate ATP in absence of O2 (anaerobic)
fermentation
gylcolysis reaction type that split glucose to 2 3-C molecules
cleavage reaction
Glycolysis uses 2ATP to catabolize glucose with the yeild of ____.
2NADH + 4ATP + 2pyruvate
pyruvate molecules move to the mitochondria and is converted into ___ and ____.
CO2 and acetyl group
during the kreb's cycle, in the mitocondria, pyruvate is broken down to ___ and the remaining ___ are added to Coenzyme A.
CO2; acetyl group
where does the kreb's cycle occur?
in the mitochondria
glycolysis enzyme and reaction: kinase
phosphate transfer
glycolysis enzyme and reaction: isomerase
rearrange atoms
the breakdown of organic molecules without the involvement of molecular oxygen. Oxidation is less complete than in aerobis processes and yields less energy.
fermentation
when a pyrvate is moved to the mitochondria and is converted to 1 molecule of CO2, 1 molecule of NADH and the remaining carbons are attached to Coenzyme A creating _____ .
acetyl CoA
each acetyl coA transfers the 2 carbons to ___ where carrier molecules are generated.
citric acid cycle
in the kreb's cycle, ___ can be linked to CoA and therfore yeild acetyl CoA that can enter the citric acid cycle
fatty acids
fatty acids in the kreb's cycle generates ___ and ____ for each acetylCoA
NADH and FADH2
in the kreb's cycle the electrons can be made into the ____
electron transport chain
in the electron transport chain, ___ is produced through oxidative phosphorylation
ATP
the electron transport chain is only possible in ____ organisms
aerobic
process in bacteria and mitochondria in which ATP formation is driven by the transfers of electons from food molecule to molecular oxygen. involves the intermediate generation of pH gradient across a membrane and chemiosmotic coupling
oxidative phosphorylation
what is the end product of citric acid cycle?
CO2 and NADH high energy molecules
citric acid cycle requires ___ to regenerate NAD+ but not actually used in reactions
O2
in the citric acid cycle, it leinks the acetyl group of acetyl CoA to 4carbon molecule, _____, to make a 6carbon citrate.
oxaloacetate
two new energy molecules are produced in the citric acid cycle.
FADH2 and GTP
what is the final step in the energy generation where most energy is release?
electron-transport chain
where does the electron-transport chain occur?
inner membrane of the mitochondria
specialized molecules accept and donate electrons as they move down the electron-transport chain creating an ___
electrochemical gradient
the electrochemical gradient produced by the electron-transport chain generatea ___.
ATP
where does oxidative phosphorylation occur in bacteria and in eukaryotes?
in bacteria: plasma membrane
in eukaryotes: in the inner mitochondrial membrane
the complete oxidate of glucose
oxidative phosphorylation
fatty acids are stored as ___ is fat cells and glucose is stored as ___ in animal cell cytoplasm
fat droplets; gylcogen
stores gylcogen is used when there is not enough glucose in the ____ which is then released as glucose 1-phosphate that can enter glycolysis.
blood stream
food is stored in the ___ and ___ in plants
chloroplasts and mitochondria
excess sugars in plants can be converted to ___ or ___ which is stored in the chloroplast
fats or starch
what are the two types of metabolism?
anabolism and catabolism
what is the type of metabolism that uses high ATP levels and what uses low ATP levels?
high levels: anabolism
low levels: catabolism
what does anabolism and catabolism produce?
glycogen, fats, and proteins
chloroplasts make ___ and ___ that cannot leave
ATP and NADPH
ATP and NADPH converted to sugar that can leave are used in ___ and ATP generation in the ___ and made into other ____.
glycolysis; mitochondria; building blocks