BIOL 2160 Chapter : Ch 4 Exam 2

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Cell membrane structure: fluid mosaic model , membrane behaves more like a liquid than solid, mosaic=made out of a lot of different materials, like collage. Has many proteins, carbohydrates, cholesterol, phospholipids, etc: membrane is non polar!!! (anything small and non polar will cross it easily, plasma membrane is semi-permeable (like screen door, let"s only certain things through. Can expect small nonpolar molecules to pass through easily. Categories of membrane transport: passive transport: transport across the membrane does not require energy, molecules move across membranes from high energy to low energy (down gradient. Filling up room with sand: all sand will spill out on its own if door is opened: energy of a solution depends on solute concentration. They can"t just go across because they are charged; need help. Don"t have a lot of opportunity to cross. K+ (35 times more inside than out) and.

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