Chapter 5 Part 2

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A selectively permeable membrane

Allow certain size substances to enter and leave

The movement of molecules from a place where there is a greater/higher concentration to an area where there is lesser/lower concentration is:

Diffusion

Which form of active transport involves when particles enter the cell?

Endocytosis

Which form of active transport is happens when the particles leave the cell?

Exocytosis

Pores embedded in the cell membrane that allow cells to communicate described which type of junction?

Gap Junctions

An example of pump transport is

Na+/K+ Pump

What type of Endocytosis occurs when a Solid particle enters the cell

Phagocytosis

When cells take in food particles through active transport, what is it called?

Phagocytosis

What are 3 types of active transport?

Sodium/potassium Pump, Endocytosis, Exocytosis

Endocytosis is a process of a cell bringing things into the cell. This is a(n) ____________ process.

active

What structures in the cell membrane also act as specific markers for cell to cell recognition?

glycolipids & glycoproteins

Which of the following describes desmosome function?

links cells together but allows materials to move between cells

Cell "eating" is referred to as which of the following?

phagocytosis

The largest component of the cell (plasma) membrane.

phospholipids

Cell "drinking" is referred to as which of the following?

pinocytosis

The movement of large quantity of solutes or liquid into the cell

pinocytosis

Open channels in the cell walls between plant cells to allow for communication but also virus transmission

plasmodesmata


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