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What type of molecules can easily cross the cell membrane?
What type of molecules can easily cross the cell membrane?
Lipid soluble substances, small gas molecules, water, glucose
What is the term for the movement of materials from the area of low concentration to the area of high concentration?
What is the term for the movement of materials from the area of low concentration to the area of high concentration?
Active transport
What provides the energy for the uphill movement of materials in active transport?
What provides the energy for the uphill movement of materials in active transport?
ATP
What is the term for the process by which the cell membrane takes in materials by infolding in the form of vacuoles?
What is the term for the process by which the cell membrane takes in materials by infolding in the form of vacuoles?
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What are the two types of endocytosis?
What are the two types of endocytosis?
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What is the basic chemical composition of the cell membrane?
What is the basic chemical composition of the cell membrane?
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What is the structure proposed earlier for the cell membrane?
What is the structure proposed earlier for the cell membrane?
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What is the most accepted model for the structure of the cell membrane?
What is the most accepted model for the structure of the cell membrane?
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What is the role of the cell membrane in the movement of materials?
What is the role of the cell membrane in the movement of materials?
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What term is used to describe the property of the cell membrane that allows only selective substances to pass through it?
What term is used to describe the property of the cell membrane that allows only selective substances to pass through it?
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