Membrane and Transport Notes

1. Membrane and Transport Notes

2. Review: Prokaryotic vs. Eukaryotic

3. Structure – lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates in a fluid mosaic model 1. Lipid – phospholipid Plasma membrane – thin flexible selectively permeable bilayer

5. 2. Proteins– embedded in the phospholipid bilayer Enzymes Cell recognition Cell signaling Transport

6. 3. Carbohydrates – attached to embedded proteins or phospholipids Cell recognition Cell adhesion

7. There are two main types of transport across a membrane • Passive • Active

8. Passive Transport • the movement of molecules across a membrane without the use of energy (ATP)

9. Molecules move down a concentration gradient (from a high conc. to a low conc.) Simple diffusion Facilitated diffusion Osmosis Diffusion

10. The passage of large or charged molecules down a concentration gradient through a carrier protein Large or charged molecules can not pass through the membrane so they must pass through a carrier protein to get inside or out Facilitated diffusion

11. Active Transport • When a cell expends energy to move molecules or ions across a membrane • Usually occurs from low to high (opposite)

12. Hypertonic – the solution with a higher concentration of solute compared to the cell in it Hypotonic – the solution with a lower concentration of solute compared to the cell in it Isotonic – solutions in which the concentration of solute are equal to the cell in it Solutions are referred to as one of the following: