Chapter 7 Assignments

CHAPTER 7: Membrane Structure and Function

Reading: p.124-138

Vocabulary: definitions for the bolded words in the CH7 text:

Selective permeability, amphipathic molecule, fluid mosaic model, integral protein, peripheral protein, glycolipid, glycoprotein, transport protein, aquaporin, concentration gradient, passive transport, osmosis, isotonic, hypertonic, hypotonic, osmoregulation, facilitated diffusion, ion channels, gated channels, active transport, sodium-potassium pump, electrochemical gradient, proton pump, co-transport, exocytosis, endocytosis, ligand, receptor-mediated endocytosis

Questions: none.