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Things like oxygen, CO2 and lipids cross the membrane with simple diffusion. Water can cross the membrane with osmosis when the water moves through a channel protein in the plasma membrane. Glucose, potassium, sodium etc. moves through a carrier protein in the membrane with the process of active movement. In the process of active movement energy is needed and it is given by the glucose or ATP from the cell.
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How does nutrients enter a cell?
The plasma membrane.
What molecules can freely cross the plasma membrane?
Proteins, Carbohydrates, and Cholesterol. (Check out, 'fluid mosaic')
Which cell organelle regulates the flow of nutrients in and out of the cell?
The cell membrane, also known as the plasma membrane, is responsible for regulating the flow of nutrients in and out of the cell. It controls the movement of molecules by facilitating selective permeability.
What depends on a molecule that can cross the plasma membrane?
The size, charge, and hydrophobicity of a molecule determine its ability to cross the plasma membrane. Small, nonpolar, and uncharged molecules can typically pass through the membrane via simple diffusion, while larger, charged, or hydrophilic molecules may require transport proteins or channels to facilitate their movement.
Does egg albumin moves across a plasma membrane?
No, egg albumin is a large protein molecule that cannot pass through the plasma membrane on its own. It would require specific transport mechanisms, such as endocytosis or facilitated diffusion, to cross the membrane.
How does nutrients enter a cell?
The plasma membrane.
Where do nutrients enter cells?
plasma membrane
Does transported substances never physically cross the plasma membrane in endocytosis?
In endocytosis, transported substances are enclosed in vesicles formed from the plasma membrane, which do physically cross the plasma membrane. These vesicles then transport the substances into the cell.
Why can oxygen easily cross the plasma membrane but sodium ions are unable to cross the plasma membrane?
Oxygen is a small, nonpolar molecule that can cross the plasma membrane via simple diffusion. Sodium ions, on the other hand, are charged and larger molecules that cannot easily pass through the hydrophobic interior of the plasma membrane. Sodium must rely on specific transport proteins like ion channels or pumps to cross the membrane.
How do glucose molecules cross a plasma membrane?
Facilitated Diffusion
What are the compounds find it difficult to cross the plasma membrane?
lipid and protien
What process does oxygen and carbon dioxide use to cross the plasma membrane?
diffusion
Does the plasma membrane of a living cell form an impenetrable barrier between the internal millieu and the environment?
No, the plasma membrane is a selectively permeable barrier that regulates the flow of most molecules across the membrane. The plasma membrane allows waste products to exit the cell and nutrients to enter the cell.
What is the bacterial structure that acts as a selective barrier allowing nutrients to enter the cell and wastes to leave the cell.?
plasma membrane
What molecules can freely cross the plasma membrane?
Proteins, Carbohydrates, and Cholesterol. (Check out, 'fluid mosaic')
How water cross the plasma membrane?
I think it's cytoplasme, but I don't exactly know.
Which cell organelle regulates the flow of nutrients in and out of the cell?
The cell membrane, also known as the plasma membrane, is responsible for regulating the flow of nutrients in and out of the cell. It controls the movement of molecules by facilitating selective permeability.
