The cell membrane is a semipermeable membrane made to separate the interior of the cell from the exterior and regulate the movement of substances in and out of the cell. Diffusion is how substances more in and out of the cell. There are several types of diffusion‚ but for the purposes of this lab‚ we will be focused on simple and osmosis. Simple diffusion and osmosis are vital for the diffusion of water and maintaining homeostasis. Homeostasis is the ability to maintain equilibrium and keep the organism
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Barbara J. (2005) Proteomic analysis of Gal/GalNAc lectin-associated proteins in Entamoeba histolytica. Exp. Parasit. 110‚ 220-225 8 9. Voigt H. et al. (1999). Myosin IB from Entamoeba histolytica is involved in phagocytosis of human erythrocytes. J. Cell. Sci. 112‚ 1191-1201 10 11. Buss‚ Sarah N. et al. (2010) Members of the Entamoeba histolytica transmembrane kinase family play non-redundant roles in growth and phagocytosis. Int. J. Parasit. 40‚ 833-433 12 13. Sateriale‚ Adam. et al. (2012) Feed-Forward
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Multiple Choice 1. a. b. c. d. e. 2. a. b. c. d. e. 3. a. b. c. d. Cellular Level of Organization What are the three main parts of a eukaryotic cell? Plasma membrane‚ organelles‚ cytoplasm Plasma membrane‚ organelles‚ nucleus Plasma membrane‚ cytoplasm‚ organelles Plasma membrane‚ cytoplasm‚ nucleus Plasma membrane‚ cytosol‚ organelles Plasma membranes consist of what three components? Phospholipids‚ glycoproteins‚ water Proteins‚ cholesterol‚ fatty acids Cholesterol‚ fatty acids‚ glycolipids Proteins
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Chemical Basis of Life Chemistry Atoms – smallest particle of an element Subatomic particles: * Protons * Neutrons * Electrons Molecules – a unit formed by 2 or more atoms joined together Elements Compounds Mass Weight Inorganic Compounds – molecules that do not necessarily contain a carbon Organic Compounds – always contain large amounts of carbon * theses are the molecules composing living things – organisms Biologically important Inorganic Molecules
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molecules OUTSIDE the cell than inside. Hypo tonic means there is a LOWER concentration of solute molecules OUTSIDE the cell than inside. Isotonic means there is the SAME concentration of solute molecules outside the cell as inside. The SWELLING AND BURSTING of animal cells when water enters is called cytolysis. This happens when a cell is placed in a hypotonic solution. The SHRINKING of plant cells when water leaves so the cell membrane pulls away from the cell wall is called plasmolysis
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Produced by cell clusters in the pancreas called the Islets of Langerhans‚ insulin is a hormone that regulates glucose concentration in the blood. It is a protein synthesised and stored by beta cells‚ which secrete it in surges responding to changes in glucose levels. (Hardin‚ Bertoni and Kleinsmith‚ 2012) Fig 1. The Pancreas and Insulin |Source: University of Maryland (2011) | | |
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the size of their cells. The information in the table shows that as an organism gets larger in size‚ its surface area to volume ratio will decrease. However‚ the smaller the organism is‚ the greater its surface area to volume ratio will be. A small uncellular organism would have a large surface area in which diffusion (the movement of molecules) can take place. Diffusion is essential in order to supply oxygen and get rid of carbon dioxide across the outer cell surface membrane. However‚ as an organism
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BRIEF INTRODUCTION: Beetroot cells contain a red pigment stored in the cell vacuole in the membrane to prevent leaking out from the cell. In this experiment we used several solvents to calculate which one made the cell release more pigment. RESULTS: A table showing the results of the intensity of the color and the absorbance of the liquids with the different solvents. Solvent Results from colorimeter 0.001 Acid (Hydrochloric) 0.358 Ethanol 0.132 Hot water 0.984 Cold water-distilled
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Write-up Part 1- Purpose: Why did we do the experiment? The purpose of this experiment was to understand how osmosis works and that the cell membrane is selectively permeable. Osmosis is the diffusion of water molecules through a selectively permeable membrane. Many cells cannot function without adequate water‚ so cells depend on osmosis. When a cell is selectively permeable‚ it means some substances can pass through while others can’t. Many examples of these were shown throughout the experiment
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a typical cell‚ the concentration of K+ is about 5mM and the concentration of Na+ is about 150 mM. When you increase the concentration of K+ from 5 to 25 mM and reduce concentration of Na+ from 150 to 130 mM‚ the outside has more concentration of K+. The membrane is permeable to a particular ion‚ that ion will diffuse down its concentration gradient from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration. 2. Explain why increasing extracellular K+ causes the membrane potential to
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