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A list of key vocabulary words and concepts related to membrane biology, including the plasma membrane, phospholipid bilayer, amphipathic molecules, fluid mosaic model, membrane fluidity, various protein types, passive and facilitated transport mechanisms, osmosis terms, and membrane trafficking processes.
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Vocabulary Words for Chapter Five Plasma membrane Phospholipid bilayer Amphipathic molecules Fluid mosaic model Membrane fluidity Integral (intrinsic) proteins Extrinsic (peripheral) proteins Cholesterol Glycocalyx Protein functions Passive transport Diffusion Osmosis Facilitated diffusion Dialysis Diffusion gradient Terms of osmosis Osmotic pressure Solute Solvent Solution Hypertonic Hypotonic Isotonic Turgor pressure Plasmolysis Active transport Endocytosis Exocytosis Phagocytosis Pinocytosis Na/K ion pump