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Hydrophobic or Water Fearing Hydrophilic or Water-Loving: Non Polar Tails Polar Heads

Transport mechanisms regulate the movement of molecules in and out of cells. There are two main types: passive transport, which does not require energy, and active transport, which uses energy from ATP. Passive transport occurs through diffusion or facilitated diffusion. The plasma membrane, made of a phospholipid bilayer, controls what substances can pass into and out of cells through selective permeability.

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Hydrophobic or Water Fearing Hydrophilic or Water-Loving: Non Polar Tails Polar Heads

Transport mechanisms regulate the movement of molecules in and out of cells. There are two main types: passive transport, which does not require energy, and active transport, which uses energy from ATP. Passive transport occurs through diffusion or facilitated diffusion. The plasma membrane, made of a phospholipid bilayer, controls what substances can pass into and out of cells through selective permeability.

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TRANSPORT MECHANISM - interaction between non polar

tails (hydrophobic or water


Transport Mechanism – refers to
fearing) and the polar heads
the mechanism that regulates the
transportation of molecules
(Hydrophilic or water-loving)
In/Out of the cell.
Hydrophobic -Head of
Cell needs substances to phospholipid
function properly and in order
Hydrophilic – tail of
to do so, the cell must have a
phospholipid
way/mechanism that would help
itself to acquire nutrients from
its surroundings.

TYPES OF TRANSPORT
MECHANISM:

 Passive Transport – does


not require energy from
the cell
 Active transport –
requires energy from the
cell in the form of atp ( Phospholipid is composed of 3
Adenosine triphosphate) fatty acids and a phosphate
connected to a glycerol
TYPES OF PASSIVE TRANSPORT: backbone.
Diffusion – a type of passive Carboxylic GLYCEROL
transport which is the natural Acid BACK BONE
tendency for the molecules to
move constantly.

- It is the movement of
molecules from a region of
higher concentration of
solutes to a region of
lower concentration.
C3H8O3

- 2 layers (Bilayer)
- lipids = fat
- building blocks of lipids
are fatty acids
- Contains phosphate
FACT: Smaller molecules are easier to
diffuse than larger ones. Plasma membrane = cell
membrane
Fact: Molecules travels faster with high
temperature. 3 substances that are
impassable to the plasma mem:
Plasma membrane – made up of
phosphilipid bilayer  Glucose
 K+ Ions (POTASSIUM) Isotonic solution – a solution
 Na+ Ions (SODIUM) with equal concentration of
solutes.
Facilitated diffusion – a type of
diffusion that requires the Hypertonic solution - solution
presence of protein channels to with higher concentration of
transport molecules. solution.

Especially for polar molecules


& large ions including glucose,
potassium ions, sodium ions.

Osmosis – special type of


diffusion that involes the water
Isotonic solution is best for
molecules
animal cells
FACT: Selective permeable
Hypotonic solution best for
doesn’t allow everything to
plant cell because its vacuole is
pass through
large.

ACTIVE TRANSPORT

Endocytosis – an active
transport where the cell
ungulfs in the molecules or a
substance.

 Phagocytosis – for lagre


molecules(Most likely
solid)
Protoplasm – covers everything  Pinocytosis – for small
inside including the nucleus, molecules (most likely
cytoplasm and other cell liquid)
organelles.
Exocytosis – golgi apparatus
3 types of solutions forming vesicles outside the
cell
Hypotonic solution – solution
with lower concentration pf - reverse of endocytosis
solutes - An active transport
where the cell excretes
a substance

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