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Molecules diffuse
toward areas of lower concentration
only into cells from outside
only out of cells from inside
toward areas of higher concentration
Cell membranes are made up of:
phospholipids
amino acids
proteins
both phosopholipids and proteins
Which part of the phospholipid is polar?
fatty acid tails
phosphate head
both fatty acid tails & phosphate head
neither fatty acid tails nor phosphate head
Which of the following will easily pass through the membrane via simple diffusion?
small, polar ions
small, non-polar, charged ions
large, polar, covalent gasses
small, polar, covalent gasses
G is pointing to:
lipid bilayer
transport protein
glycolipid
carbohydrate chain
Which letter is pointing to a hydrophillic portion of the cell membrane?
J
C
E
D
Which letter is pointing to a hydrophobic portion of the cell membrane?
K
C
D
H
Which letter represents the phospholipid bilayer?
G
H
A
K
Thinking back to the baggy lab. At the beginning of the lab, the concentration of iodine was ___ outside of the bag.
high
low
equal
Thinking back to the baggy lab, the concentration of iodine was ____ in the bag
high
low
equal to outside
In the baggy lab, what substance was able to move across the membrane?
starch
iodine
both
neither
The tendency to be attracted to water due to the polarity of the molecule
selective permeability
hydrophobic
hydrophillic
transport protein
Cell membrane's property that allows some substances to cross & prevents others from crossing:
hydrophobic
hydrophillic
glycoprotein
selective permeability
A protein that plays a role in the active or passive movement of specific substances through cell membrane
transport protein
cytoplasm
glycolipid
glycoprotein
A protein linked to a sugar or polysaccharide; used as receptor molecules on the surface of cells for communication purposes
transport protein
glycolipid
glycoprotein
cytoplasm
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