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Also small molecules.
Basically because the cell membrane is amphipathic; a polar head and non-polar tails make up the double layered membrane with non-polar tails sticking inward and polar heads outward. This means that the non-polar middle, the lipid part, does not allow hydrophyllic substances to pass easily through the membrane while non-polar substances can pass through easily. Having to do with charge and solubility.
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When does diffusion occur across a cell membrane?
Diffusion across a cell membrane occurs when concentrations of a substance are higher either inside or outside the cell.
What is used to transport glucose across the cell membrane of certain cells?
frutose
When molecules cannot diffuse across the cell membrane?
Cells have a variety of molecule attached to their membranes. Some of these molecules respond to different stimuli and allow substance to pass in and out of the cell. They can voltage gated, ion gated channels, ligand gated. Cells also engage in pinocytosis, phagocytosis, and exocytosis. This is when the cell membrane engulfs a substance and takes it it or when a membrane bound vesicle fuses with the cell membrane to expel a substance.
What substance not permeable at the cell membrane?
Large polar molecules like glucose and ions such as sodium and potassium are not permeable through the cell membrane. These molecules require specific transport proteins or channels to facilitate their movement across the membrane.
What Regulates what enters and leave a cell?
The cell membrane regulates what enters and leaves a cell. It is selectively permeable, allowing certain substances to pass through while blocking others. Transport proteins in the membrane help facilitate the movement of specific molecules across the cell membrane.
When does diffusion occur across a cell membrane?
Diffusion across a cell membrane occurs when concentrations of a substance are higher either inside or outside the cell.
State one possible reason a certain substance can not pass across a cell membrane?
The cell membrane is selectively permeable. Some substances like molecules are too big to pass through the membrane. The membrane allows passive transport of moleculesÊ by filtration, diffusion, or osmosis.
State one possible reason a certain substance cannot pass across a cellmembrane?
One possible reason behind the inability of a certain substances to pass across a cell membrane is molecule size.
Describes the difference in the concentrations of a substance across a cell membrane?
action potential
What term describes the difference in the concentration of a substance across a cell membrane?
concentration gradient
What term describes the difference in the concentrations of a substance across a cell membrane?
concentration gradient
What term describes the different in the concentration of a substance across a cell's membrane?
concentration gradient
What term describes the difference in concentrations of a substance across a cell's membrane?
concentration gradient
What is used to transport glucose across the cell membrane of certain cells?
frutose
What term describes the difference in the concentrations of a substance across a cell's membrane?
The term that describes the difference in concentrations of a substance across a cell's membrane is called the concentration gradient. This gradient drives the movement of substances such as ions or molecules across the membrane through processes like diffusion or active transport to achieve equilibrium.
The transport of a substance across the cell membrane against its concentration gradient is called what?
The transport of a substance across the cell membrane against its concentration gradient is called active transport.
What is the basic strcture of a cell membrane?
Cell membrane is elastic and transparent. It can be impermeable, permeable, semi-permeable or selectively permeable. In humans the plasma membrane is selectively permeable that is it allows entry to certain substance.
