BIOL 1201 : Bio Test 2

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Cell- the minimum organization of living matter cell membrane models- all cells have a thin outer covering. The plasma membrane or cell membrane fluid-mosaic model- phospholipid bilayer with a mosaic of associated proteins. Polar heads in contact with water and non-polar hydrophobic tails with fatty acid chains cell coat: Structure- keeps contents in the cell and 2. Controls a lot that goes on in cell. Maintain concentrations of molecules and ions acts as a selective barrier to maintain concentration. Create free energy gradients (if more of a molecule on one side than the other, that molecule has a greater free energy on that side than the other. You can use that gradient to do work) Put proteins in membrane, put all of them in one area and increase the amount of efficiency. Membrane permeability- size and shape of molecules (small and compact shapes and sizes can pass through the membrane more easily than large with elaborate shapes)

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