Cell Membrane - AS Biology

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All questions are from CGP AS-Level Biology, Revsion guide

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  • Created on: 04-01-13 16:48
One function of a channel protein ?
Allows certain substances, molecules through a passage/pore.
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Functions of glycoproteins ?
Acts as antigens for cell recongnition, cell signalling
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What is pressure potential ?
The amount a solute molecule in a solution, lower the water potential
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What is a turgid cell ?
A plant cell, where water has entered the cell
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What is a plasmolysed ?
A plant cell, where water has left the cell and the cell protoplast pulls away from the cell wall.
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Hypotonic soluton is a ?
high water potential
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Facilitated diffusion allows ?
Small molecules, with no electrical charge
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Is active transport carried out by transporter protiens ?
true
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Similarity between active and facilitated diffusion ?
They are both spectific
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Functions of membranes within cells ?
Some membranes are folded, increasingSA:Vol ratio. Form vesicles. They control what leaves organelles.
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To enable cell signaling ?
The receptor protein must have a complementary shape to the messenger molecule.
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