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Concept 5.1 Cellular membranes are Fluid Mosaics of Lipids and Proteins
2. Explain how the plasma membrane a “fluid mosaic model”?
3. How do the hydrophobic tails of the phospholipids affect the plasma membrane?
Transport Protein
Enzymatic Protein
Attachment Protein
Recognition Protein
Joining Protein
Signal Protein
5. Explain the difference between a transmembrane protein, peripheral protein and an integral
protein.
9. How does water get through the membrane? Why does it need to get through this way?
14. Using figure 5.11 as a guide, if I was a patient that was severely dehydrated, what type of a
solution would I want to have in my IV? Why?
b. Flaccid
c. Plasmolysis
Concept 5.4 Active transport uses energy to move solutes against their gradients.
17. Answer question #3 in the Scientific Skills Exercise
Concept 5.5 Bulk transport across the plasma membrane occurs by exocytosis and
endocytosis.
21. What is the difference among phagocytosis, pinocytosis and receptor-mediated endocytosis.
Concept 5.6 – The plasma membrane plays a key role in most cell signaling
23. Explain these three different types of local and long distance signaling. Give an example for
each
a. Local signaling - paracrine
26. Where are the two types of receptors located in the cell? What types of ligands would bind
to each type of receptor?
27. Label and explain this G-protein receptor
32. What role does cyclic AMP (cAMP) play in cell communication?