DVD: KEEPING IT TOGETHER – CELL MEMBRANES
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- What invention finally enabled scientists to see cells?
- Differentiate between the two main types of cells.
- Plant cells have a cell ______. What is the function of this structure?
- ______cells have a cell membrane.
- What is included in the cytoplasm?
- What activities occur in the cytosol?
- What is the cytoskeleton?
- The energy transformers of the cell are called ______. These organelles transform energy from glucose into ______.
- Differentiate between rough and smooth endoplasmic reticulum.
- What is the function of the Golgi apparatus?
- ______are only found in photosynthesizing cells.
- Explain the importance of having membranes around certain organelles inside a cell.
- Why are membranes called semi-permeable?
- Why is the cell membrane called a bilayer?
- Sketch a phospholipid molecule. Show the hydrophilic and hydrophobic ends of the molecule. What do the terms hydrophilic and hydrophobic mean?
- Describe the location and function of the following membrane proteins:
- transport –
- receptor –
- adhesion –
- recognition – (combined with ______)
- State two functions that cholesterol molecules perform on the cell membrane.
- ______transport does not require energy. One example is called ______.
- Explain how concentration gradients apply in terms of substances moving through cell membranes.
- Name two substances that can go straight through cell membranes. What qualities enable them to move straight through?
- How do water-soluble substances such as sugars and amino acids move through the membrane? This is called ______diffusion.
- The movement of water across cell membranes is called ______.
- Describe the different effects of water moving into a plant cell vs. an animal cell.
- Define the terms/give examples of the processes in plants:
- turgor –
- plasmolysis –
- In the demonstration involving a sausage casing and egg white, why can’t protein permeate the sausage membrane?
- In ______transport, specific carrier proteins move substances from areas of ______concentration to areas of ______concentration, using energy from ______.
- What happens to the carrier protein that enables it to move substances across the membrane?
- A common example of a membrane pump is the ______pump. Describe why this is important in the human body.
- Describe the other processes for moving substances into/out of a cell: (use diagrams if needed)
- endocytosis –
- exocytosis –
- What advantages does having a high surface area-to-volume ratio have for an organism?