BIOL 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Cell Membrane, Prokaryote, Archaea

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The small size of cells related to the need to exchange materials across the plasma membrane. Most cells are microscopic (unable to be seen without a microscope) . Need a surface area large enough to service the volume of the cell. Large cells have greater surface area than small cells . But, much less surface area relative to volume than small cells. Surface-to-volume ratio of a cell can affect its function . Plasma membrane = forms a flexible boundary between the living cell and its surroundings . Head with a negatively charged phosphate groups (hydrophilic head faces outwards) 2 non-polar fatty acids (hydrophobic tails face inwards) Non-polar molecules (o2, co2) can easily move along hydrophobic inner membrane of phospholipid bilayer . Proteins form channels inside that shield ions and polar molecules from passing . Other proteins act as pumps, transporting molecules in and out of the cell . Prokaryotic cells are structurally simpler than eukaryotic cells.

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