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Open the source PDFCell membranes and transport
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What does it mean for a cell membrane to be selectively permeable?
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Some substances cross the membrane more readily than others; it is not a completely sealed wall.
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What does it mean for a cell membrane to be selectively permeable?
Some substances cross the membrane more readily than others; it is not a completely sealed wall.
Source PDF · page 1How are phospholipids oriented in a cell membrane bilayer?
Water-attracting heads face the watery environments, while water-repelling tails face inward.
Source PDF · page 1What is diffusion?
Diffusion is the net movement of particles from higher to lower concentration due to random molecular motion.
Source PDF · page 1At diffusion equilibrium, do particles stop moving?
No. Particles continue to move, but there is no net movement in either direction.
Source PDF · page 1What distinguishes simple diffusion from facilitated diffusion?
Simple diffusion crosses the lipid bilayer directly; facilitated diffusion uses a channel or carrier protein. Both move substances down a gradient without direct cellular energy input.
Source PDF · pages 1, 2Does the involvement of a membrane protein mean that transport is active?
No. A protein can facilitate passive transport; for example, an ion moving down its electrochemical gradient through a channel undergoes facilitated diffusion.
Source PDF · pages 1, 2What is osmosis?
Osmosis is the net movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane.
Source PDF · page 1If only water can cross a membrane separating solutions with different concentrations of a nonpenetrating solute, which way does net water movement occur?
Water moves toward the side with the higher concentration of that solute.
Source PDF · pages 1, 2What makes transport active?
Active transport moves a substance against its concentration or electrochemical gradient and requires energy.
Source PDF · page 2What is primary active transport?
Primary active transport directly couples movement against a gradient to an energy source, such as ATP hydrolysis.
Source PDF · page 2How does secondary active transport move a substance against its gradient?
It uses energy stored in another substance’s gradient: that substance moves down its gradient and drives the other substance uphill.
Source PDF · page 2Does a sodium-glucose cotransporter directly hydrolyze ATP?
No. Sodium moving down its gradient can drive glucose against its gradient; maintaining the sodium gradient depends on energy-consuming processes.
Source PDF · page 2What happens to passive transport when ATP production stops?
Existing gradients do not disappear instantly, so some passive transport may continue while they last; ATP-dependent pumping cannot be sustained.
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