UNIT: CELL BIO

TOPIC: Plasma
Membrane

SEPTEMBER 26,
2016

AIM: How does the plasma membrane facilitate movement of material in

and out of the cell?
DO NOW

How does cholesterol help to maintain optimal

fluidity within the plasma membrane?
AGENDA

4 MINUTES

The plasma membrane is semi-permeable. This

means that at times materials that are necessary
for cell function are blocked from coming into the
cell. Think of some ways that these vital materials
can make it into the cells. In your turn and talk be
sure to consider
1. The structure and components of the plasma
membrane.
2. Organelles that may be able to contribute to
movement of materials in and out of the cell.
3MINUTES

VIDEO 1 vs VIDEO 2

WATCH BOTH VIDOES CAREFULLY. AS YOU

WATCH, TAKE NOTE OF HOW MOLECULES ARE
ENTERING AND EXITING THE CELL

VIDEO 1 vs VIDEO 2

MOLECULES ARE GENERALLY

TRANSPORTED IN AND OUT OF
THE CELL IN TWO WAYS

ACTIVE
TRANSPOR
T

PASSIVE
TRANSPOR
T

PASSIVE TRANSPORT

PASSIVE TRANSPORT DOES NOT REQUIRE THE

USE OF ATP (ENERGY)

IT OCCURS IN SITUATIONS WHERE THERE ARE

AREAS OF DIFFERENT CONCENTRATION OF A
PARTICULAR SUBSTANCE.

THE SUBSTANCE MOVES FROM AREAS OF

HIGH CONCENTRATION TO AREAS OF LOW
CONCENTRATION (OR ALONG THE
CONCENTRATION GRADIENT)

PASSIVE TRANSPORT

DIFFUSION

THERE ARE 3
TYPES OF
PASSIVE
TRANSPORT

FACILITATE
D
TRANSPOR
T
OSMOSIS

PASSIVE TRANSPORT: DIFFUSION

DESCRIBE WHAT IS
HAPPENING IN THIS
ANIMATION
IN DIFFUSION, PARTICLES
OF A SUBSTANCE MOVE
FROM AREAS OF HIGH
CONCENTRATION TO LOW
CONCENTRATION
IN LIVING SYSTEMS
DIFFUSION USUALLY

PASSIVE TRANSPORT: DIFFUSION

EXAMPLE: OXYGEN
GAS MOVES FROM
THE OUTSIDE OF THE
CELL TO THE INSIDE.
CARBON DIOXIDE GAS
MOVES FROM THE
INSIDE OF THE CELL
TO THE OUTSIDE

PASSIVE TRANSPORT: DIFFUSION

PARTICLES WILL DIFFUSE UNTIL THEY ARE IN EQUILIBRIUM

PASSIVE TRANSPORT: DIFFUSION

IN WHICH DIRECTION ARE THE MOLECULES GOING TO MOV

PASSIVE TRANSPORT: FACILITATED DIFFUSION

FACILITATED
DIFFUSION INVOLVES
A SPECIFIC TRANSPORT
PROTEIN THAT
COMBINES WITH THE
SUBSTANCE TO AID ITS
ENTRANCE INTO THE
CELL.
DOES THIS TYPE OF MOVEMENT INVOLVE THE USE OF ATP?

PASSIVE TRANSPORT: OSMOSIS

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO MOVE ALONG THE
CONCENTRATION GRADIENT?

= WATER

OSMOSIS IS
DIFFUSION THAT
INVOLVES THE
MOVEMENT OF
WATER ALONG THE
CONCENTRATION
GRADIENT

PASSIVE TRANSPORT: OSMOSIS

THE CONCENTRATION GRADIENT THAT ALLOWS THE

MOVEMENTOF WATER TO OCCUR DEPENDS ON THE
SOLUTE ON EITHER SIDE OF THE MEMBRANE.

H2O

IN A HYPERTONIC CELL,
THE AMOUNT OF SOLVENT
IN THE CELL IS GREATER
THAN THE AMOUNT OF
WATER MOVING INTO THE
CELL . THIS CAUSES THE
CELL TO APPEAR

PASSIVE TRANSPORT: OSMOSIS

H2O

IN AN ISOTONIC
CELL, THE AMOUNT OF
WATER TRANSPORTED
INTO THE CELL IS
EQUAL TO THE
AMOUNT OF WATER
TRANSPORTED OUT OF
THE CELL.

PASSIVE TRANSPORT: OSMOSIS

H2O

IN A HYPOTONIC CELL, THE

AMOUNT OF WATER
TRANSPORTED INTO THE CELL
IS GREATER TO THE AMOUNT
OF WATER TRANSPORTED
OUT OF THE CELL. THIS
CAUSES THE CELL TO INFLATE
AND EVEN LYSE OR BURST

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