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Biology: Module 2 - Biological Membranes

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Decks in this class (14)

Roles of membranes
What are the membranes found at t...,
What are some roles of cell surfa...,
What is compartmentalisation
5  cards
Structure of Plasma Membrane
What is the structure of the plas...,
Why is the fluid mosiac model sai...,
Why is the fluid mosiac model sai...
17  cards
Cell Signalling
What is cell signalling,
Why is cell signalling important,
What are two examples of ligands
12  cards
Transport across membranes
How can molecules more across mem...,
What is selective permeability,
What methods determine whether a ...
3  cards
Diffusion
What is diffusion,
Is diffusion an active or passive...,
What does it mean by that diffusi...
7  cards
Factors affecting Diffusion
How does distance affect the rate...,
How does temperature affect the r...,
How does substance affect the rat...
4  cards
Facilitated Diffusion
What is facilitated diffusion,
How does facilitated diffusion ha...,
How does facilitated diffusion ha...
7  cards
Active/Bulk Transport
Describe the function of atp,
What two types of active transpor...,
What do both types of active tran...
5  cards
Primary/Secondary Active Transport
What is primary active transport,
What is an example of primary act...,
Sodium potassium pump
5  cards
Endocytosis and Exocytosis
Endocytosis,
How does endocytosis work,
What is exocytosis
6  cards
Osmosis
What is osmosis,
What is water potential,
What does a solution with a high ...
8  cards
Effects of osmosis
Hypertonic medium,
Hypotonic medium,
Isotonic medium
13  cards
Factors affecting membrane structure
What are the role of membranes,
What happens if membranes lose th...,
What happens when temperature is ...
11  cards
Detergents and Solvents
What are detergents,
Cone shape,
Micelles
4  cards

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