Alexander Mota

Yaritzi Mejia 08/28/22

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10/08/2022 4thPeriod
4th period
Name_______________________________Date___________Class____________

Cell Membrane and Cell Transport WebQuest

Part I: Cell Membranes
Go to the following website: www.biology4kids.com/files/cell_membrane.html

1. How is the cell membrane similar to a plastic bag with tiny holes (paragraph 1)? ______________________

It is similar to a plastic bag with tiny holes because that bag holds all of the cell pieces and fluids inside the cell and keeps any
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nasty things outside the cell. The holes are there to let some things move in and out of the cell.
2. What two components make up the cell membrane (paragraph 2)? ______________
The two components _________________
are proteins and phospholip

a. What are their functions? _________________________________________________________________

The phospholipids make the basic bag. The proteins are found around the holes and help
move molecules in and out of the cell. There are also proteins attached to the inner and out
surfaces of the membrane.
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3. How many surfaces does a lipid bilayer have? _______

2

4. Sketch a section of the cell membrane, showing both phospholipids and proteins.
Protein
Label your drawing.
Phospholipids

5. Label the diagram of the phospholipid molecule below with the following terms:hydrophilic head,
hydrophobic tail

Hydrophilic head
This diagram shows
a simplified version
of a phospholipid
molecule.

hydrophobic tail

Part II: Membrane Proteins

On the right side of the webpage under Cell Structure, click on “Memb. Proteins.”

6. Where, specifically, do you find membrane proteins (paragraph 1)?

The lipid bilayer is not smooth because there are a variety of
_________________________________________ proteins attached to the surface and embedded in the membrane.
& _____________________________________________

7. What are the two types of proteins in the cell membrane (paragraph 2)?
Peripheral Integral
________________________ & ______________________
Part III: Membrane Transport

On the same website, go to the top and click on “Function.” (Right after it says Cell
Structure & Function) > Click on “Passive Transport” on the right hand side. If you
cannot find it, the URL is: www.biology4kids.com/files/cell2_main.html

8. How does passive transport differ from active transport (paragraph 1)? _____________________________
While active transport requires energy and work, passive transport does not.
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9. Two types of passive transport (movement of molecules across a membrane that does not require energy)
osmosis diffusion
include (paragraph 1) ____________________ & _______________________.

10. What do some proteins act as to aid in moving molecules across a membrane (paragraph 1)? __________
Channels

Facilitated diffusion is when proteins are used to help move

11. What is facilitated diffusion (paragraph 2)? ___________________________________________________
molecules more quickly.
Does it require energy to occur? _________
no Is it active or passive transport?_______________
Passive transport

12. Molecules that move from high to low concentration are said to be moving down a (paragraph 2)
concentration gradient
_________________________ ___________________.

13. Make a sketch showing molecules in high concentration on the left side of the membrane, and in low
concentration on the right side of the membrane and draw the arrow to show movement of molecules down a
concentration gradient.

Osmosis is the movement of water molecules from a solution with a high concentrat
14. What is osmosis (paragraph 4)?water molecules to a solution with a lower concentration of water molecules, throug
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partially permeable membrane.
15. For a cell to maintain homeostasis and survive, ion concentrations need to be the ___________
same on both
sides of the cell membrane (paragraph 5).
The water rushes in to the cells, they
expand and eventually rupture
16. What will happen if red blood cells are placed in water (paragraph 5)? _________________

Why does this happen? the

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cell does not pump out all of its extra ions to even out the concentrations, the water is
going to move in.
On the right side of the webpage under Cell Function, click on “Active Transport.”
Active transport describes what happens when a cell uses energy to
17. What is active transport (paragraph 1)? _____________________________________________________
transport something.
Lipid
lipidBilayer
18. Which membrane biomolecules do most of the work in active transport (paragraph 2)?________________
bilayer

Specific
19. Membrane proteins are very __________________,
specific meaning that they are designed to move only one or
two types of molecules or ions across the membrane (paragraph 2).
 low High
20. Going AGAINST the concentration gradient means going from an area of _________
Low to _________
high
concentration (paragraph 3).

21. Sketch a diagram of active transport showing molecules moving (use an arrow) from low to high
concentration.

Part IV. Review Osmotic Solutions

Go to the following website: https://prezi.com/zjldrjpgmrs9/3-types-of-osmosis/

Click on the prezi presentation once it loads.

Hypertonic
HypertonicOsmosis
Osmosis Hypotonic Osmosis
Isotonic Osmosis
22. What are the 3 types of osmotic solutions? ________________________ ________________________
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Isotonic
Hypotonic
Osmosis
Osmosis

23. Draw how red blood cells look in each of the osmotic solutions. **Include an arrow to show the direction in
which water is moving.

Hypertonic Osmosis Isotonic Osmosis Hypotonic Osmosis

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Hypertonic Osmosis ___________________ ___________________

Plants absorbing water and adding salt to food to draw out the water
24. What are 2 examples of osmosis taking place? _______________________________________________

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25. Take the Quiz. WRITE THE QUESTION AND THE COMPLETE ANSWER!
What is the definition of Osmosis?
Quiz questions 1 ____________________________________________________________________
B. It is the process by which water molecules diffuse across a cell membrane from an area of
Answer: higher
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concentration to lower concentration.

Quiz questions 2 ____________________________________________________________________

What is an example of osmosis?

Answer: ___________________________________________________________________________
D. A plant absorbing water