Download Cell Membranes 2013

Video Outline: “Cell Membranes” by Paul Andersen (11:04). Key topics and vocabulary covered in the video are listed in
the outline. You may record your notes in any format you prefer, and you may record any additional information from
the video which is not listed in the outline. Use of this outline is optional, but you must record notes from the video.
1. Define selectively permeable.
2. Name the two major components of the cell membrane.
3. Explain how the “Fluid Mosaic Model” shows the composition and structure of the cell membrane.
4. What are the functions of the cholesterol molecules found within the cell membrane?
5. How are glycoproteins and a glycolipids different, and state a function for each.
6. Draw a simple structure of a phospholipid and describe its structure.
7. Name some of the types of substances that can easily move through the phospholipid bilayer of the cell
membrane.
8. What role do proteins play in cell membranes?
9. Describe how water moves across the cell membrane.
10. What are the functions of the cell wall?
11. Name the major component of the cell wall for the organisms listed below:
a. plants
b. bacteria
c. fungi