Cell Membrane & Transport

Front

Diffusion is a form of __________ transport.

Back

Passive

Front

The cellular process in which materials are moved across a membrane from an area of low concentration to an area of high concentration is called __________.

Back

Active Transport

Front

If the concentration of salt outside the cell is higher than inside, salt will move __________ the cell.

Back

INTO

Front

Hydrophilic means __________.

Back

water-loving

Front

The brown structures in the membrane that facilitate the movement of substances are called __________.

Back

Channel Proteins

Front

The process of water moving across a selectively permeable membrane is known as __________.

Back

Osmosis

Front

The main structural component of the cell membrane is __________.

Back

Phospholipids

Front

The term for substances that cannot easily pass through the cell membrane is __________.

Back

Impermeable

Front

The movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration without energy is called __________.

Back

Passive Transport

Front

The part of the phospholipid that is hydrophobic is the __________.

Back

fatty acid tail