Membrane Structure Crossword Puzzle

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ENZYMES : Proteins in the plasma membrane that carry out final stages of starch and protein digestion in small intestine.
ECM : The mesh-work surrounding animal cells, consisting of glycoproteins , polysaccharides and proteoglycans synthesized and secreted by cells.
CHANNEL : Protein that provides hydrophilic passageways through otherwise hydrophobic membranes.
INTEGRAL : Proteins that penetrate the hydrophobic interior of the lipid bilayer.
HYDROPHILIC : Affinity for water.
BILAYER : A double layer of phospholipids that makes up a plasma membrane.
SATURATED : Hydrocarbon tails  pack together increasing membrane viscosity.
TRANSPORT : Proteins that facilitate the movements of nutrients such as sugars and amino acids across membranes.
MOSAIC : The currently accepted model of cell membrane structure. Fluid ______ model.
AQUAPORIN : A channel protein i a cellular membrane that specifically facilitates osmosis.
GLYCOLIPID : A lipid with one or more covalently attached carbohydrates.
PERIPHERAL : Proteins that are looseley bound to the surface of the membrane.
PORIN : Group of pore forming trans-membrane proteins.
HYDROPHOBIC : Having no affinity for water.
PHOSPHOLIPID : A lipid made up of glycerol joined to two fatty acids and a phosphate group.
GLYCOPROTEIN : A protein with one or more covalently attached carbohydrates.
UNSATURATED : Hydrocarbon tails (kinked) prevent packing, enhancing membrane fluidity.
CHOLESTEROL : Reduces membrane fluidity at moderate temperatures by reducing phospholipid movement.
MEMBRANE : Regulates what enters and leaves the cell and separates the internal environment of the cell from the external environment.
PERMEABILITY : Like all biological membranes,the plasma membrane exhibits selective ______; that is, it allows some substances to cross it more easily than others.
PROTON : _____ pumps, are electrogenic pumps that store energy by generating voltage across membranes.
AMPHIPATHIC : A phospholipid is an ______ molecule.

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enzymes : proteins in the plasma membrane that carry out final stages of starch and protein digestion in small intestine.
ecm : the mesh-work surrounding animal cells, consisting of glycoproteins , polysaccharides and proteoglycans synthesized and secreted by cells.
channel : protein that provides hydrophilic passageways through otherwise hydrophobic membranes.
integral : proteins that penetrate the hydrophobic interior of the lipid bilayer.
hydrophilic : affinity for water.
bilayer : a double layer of phospholipids that makes up a plasma membrane.
saturated : hydrocarbon tails pack together increasing membrane viscosity.
transport : proteins that facilitate the movements of nutrients such as sugars and amino acids across membranes.
mosaic : the currently accepted model of cell membrane structure. fluid _ model.
aquaporin : a channel protein i a cellular membrane that specifically facilitates osmosis.
glycolipid : a lipid with one or more covalently attached carbohydrates.
peripheral : proteins that are looseley bound to the surface of the membrane.
porin : group of pore forming trans-membrane proteins.
hydrophobic : having no affinity for water.
phospholipid : a lipid made up of glycerol joined to two fatty acids and a phosphate group.
glycoprotein : a protein with one or more covalently attached carbohydrates.
unsaturated : hydrocarbon tails (kinked) prevent packing, enhancing membrane fluidity.
cholesterol : reduces membrane fluidity at moderate temperatures by reducing phospholipid movement.
membrane : regulates what enters and leaves the cell and separates the internal environment of the cell from the external environment.
permeability : like all biological membranes,the plasma membrane exhibits selective _ ; that is, it allows some substances to cross it more easily than others.
proton : _ pumps, are electrogenic pumps that store energy by generating voltage across membranes.
amphipathic : a phospholipid is an _ molecule.