Study Guide for Lecture Exam 2
(Chapters 6 & 7); Part 2 of 2
Biol1406, FA’15
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The kinds/types of molecules that pass through a cell membrane easily (size vs polarity)
The effect of different solutions with different tonicity on cell volume/shape
The two types of diffusion based on energy consumption
The driving force of the two types of diffusion
Two functions of the sodium –potassium pump
The relative number of Na and potassium ions transported across the membrane by the pump
The process of removal of microbial organisms by white blood cells
The different types of bulk transport and their common and scientific names
The difference between pinocytosis & phagocytosis
The term indicating that membrane phospholipids have both hydrophilic & hydrophobic
properties/regions
The type(s) of movement(s) of phospholipids within the membrane bilayer and their occurrence
frequency
The type of solution environment(s) that cause(s) a plant cell to look flaccid or plasmolyzed
The definition of Membrane potential
Be able to relate the following processes to their definitions:
a. Osmosis
b. Simple diffusion
c. Vesicular
d. Facilitated
e. Bulk transport
The normal tonicity environment in which a plant or animal cell looks normal and healthy
The different types of membrane transport processes that require expenditure of ATP energy
The distribution pattern of structural proteins found in the bilayer membrane
The main property of molecules that cross the bilayer membrane easily
Definition of osmosis as a process of membrane transport
Definition of a solution tonicity
Receptor-mediated transport vs endocytosis of fluid