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12 Cards in this Set
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Explain the effect of the following molecules on membrane fluidity:
phospholipids with saturated fatty acids |
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Explain the effect of the following molecules on membrane fluidity:
phospholipids with unsaturated fatty acids |
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Explain the effect of the following molecules on membrane fluidity:
cholesterol |
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Describe the characteristics of molecules that can easily pass through the phospholipid portion of a cell membrane.
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Define 'semipermeable membrane'
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Define 'osmosis'
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Define 'diffusion'
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Describe what happens to an animal cell when it is placed into hypotonic, isotonic, and hypertonic solutions. Explain why the cell reacts the way it does in each oftheise conditions.
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Compare and contrast simple diffusion across a cell membrane with facilitated diffusion.
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Compare and contrast passive transport and active transport.
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Explain how co-transport works to transport molecules against their concentration gradient.
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Describe how receptor-mediated endocytosis allows cells to take up specific molecules.
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