What are the two other names for the Phospholipid Bilayer?
Fluid Mosaic Model and Plasma Membrane
How many ¨protein types" exist within the plasma membrane?
3
What does solvent mean?
The substance that does the dissolving
What type of transport is osmosis?
Passive transport
What part of the microscope adjusts the light brightness?
Diaphragm
What are the phosphate heads attached to?
Fatty Acid Tails
What letter on the diagram is proteins?
C
What is the solution called when the cell remains roughly the same size?
Isotonic solution
What are the two types of active transport?
Endocytosis and Exocytosis
What organelle is in both Eukaryote and Prokaryote?
Ribosomes or cell membrane
What part assists with communication, transport, and structure?
Proteins
True or false: Proteins identify chemical signals
False
In a hypertonic solution, what has a higher concentration of solute, the cell or solution?
Solution
What is it called when concentrations reach a state of balance?
Dynamic Equilibrium
Who is the father of Microbiology?
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
What is the function of Carbohydrates?
Identify chemical signals
What kind of transport are proteins involved in?
Both active and passive transport
What circumstance occurs when the solute concentration is lower in the solution than in the cell?
Hypotonic
What is meant by the phrase: ¨against the concentration gradient¨?
Low to high
What are the four types of specialized cells?
Muscle, Nerve, Blood, Reproduction
What is the function of cholesterol in the phospholipid bilayer?
Prevent fatty acid tails from sticking together
What are the building blocks of proteins?
Amino Acids
What are the missing percentages?
10% and 65%
What is the classification for the event in which dynamic equilibrium is reached, but molecules continue to move?
Brownian motion
What is the equation for photosynthesis?
6CO2 + 6H2O → C6H12O6 + 6O2