Membrane Transport

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What term means "only allows certain material into or out of cell"?

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semipermeable

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The cell membrane is mostly a double layer of

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phospolipids

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Phospholipids have ____ heads and ____ tails.

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hydrophilic; hydrophobic

Front

What acts as channels for substances to pass across the cell membrane?

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proteins

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What type of transport requires energy (ATP) to occur?

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active

Front

What type of solution has less solute outside the cell than inside the cell?

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hypotonic

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What type of transport is known as "carrier-mediated passive transport"? Options: diffusion, osmosis, filtration, facilitated diffusion

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facilitated diffusion

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What is created when the cell membrane surrounds a substance with a small portion of its membrane?

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vesicle

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What type of active transport occurs when the cell uses a vesicle to transport a substance outside of the cell?

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exocytosis

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Hydrophilic means...

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water-loving