Unit 2 Cells

10 topics · 94 questions, each explained

2.1 Cell Structure and Function 8 ideas · 17 questions
Ribosome · Endomembrane system · Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) · Golgi complex · Mitochondrion · Lysosome · Vacuole · Chloroplast
2.2 Cell Size 2 ideas · 11 questions
Surface area-to-volume ratio (SA/V) · Plasma membrane as an exchange surface
2.3 Plasma Membrane 3 ideas · 10 questions
Phospholipid · Embedded membrane protein · Fluid mosaic model
2.4 Membrane Permeability 4 ideas · 9 questions
Plasma membrane as a boundary · Small nonpolar molecules · Small polar, uncharged molecules · Cell wall
2.5 Membrane Transport 4 ideas · 10 questions
Concentration gradient · Passive transport · Active transport · Endocytosis
2.6 Facilitated Diffusion 3 ideas · 9 questions
Facilitated diffusion · Transport (carrier) protein · Aquaporin
2.7 Tonicity and Osmoregulation 3 ideas · 7 questions
Hypertonic, hypotonic and isotonic · Growth and homeostasis depend on membrane transport · Solute potential (ψ_S)
2.8 Mechanisms of Transport 1 idea · 7 questions
Active transport
2.9 Cell Compartmentalization 2 ideas · 7 questions
Compartmentalization · Minimizing competing interactions
2.10 Origins of Cell Compartmentalization 3 ideas · 7 questions
Endosymbiosis (origin of mitochondria and chloroplasts) · Prokaryotic cell · Internal membranes of eukaryotic cells