Transcript 7.2

Warm-up
 What are the 3 components of cell theory?
 Balloon with vanilla
Explore---In groups
A Family has 2 pets
 Large dog
 Nice and sweet
 But behaves poorly if no one is watching
 Tears up the yard…terrorizes cats
 Barks until everyone hates him
 Little Cat
 Everyone loves this cat…she’s purrrrfect!
 Your job…next slide
Your Job
 Come up with a solution for the pet owners
 The dog can’t go outside unless the owners are home
 The cat can come and go as she pleases
 Keep in mind that the dog is 2.5ft tall….the cat is about
8 inches tall
 Be very specific about the size and location of your
solution
The Plasma (Cell) Membrane
Plasma Membrane
Maintaining Balance
 Separates living cell from nonliving environment
 Allows steady flow of nutrients in an out of cell
 Homeostasis
 Maintain the cell’s environment
 Selective permeability
 Allows some molecules into the cell while keeping
others out
Structure of Phospholipid Bilayer
 Two layers of
phospholipids back
to back
 Lipid with a
phosphate group
attached
Phospholipid
 Head is polar – interact
with aqueous external
environment (loves
water = Hydrophilic)
 Tails are non polar –
avoid water, afraid of
water = Hydrophobic
 Water – soluble
molecules will not pass
through easily
Phospholipid Bilayer
polar
hydrophilic
Heads
nonpolar
hydrophobic
tails
polar
hydrophilic
Heads
Fluid Mosaic Model
 Model of the plasma membrane
It’s like a fluid…
It’s like a mosaic…
It’s the Fluid Mosaic Model!
- fluid due to flexible nature of
membrane
- phospholipids move like water
current
- proteins in membrane create
pattern
(mosaic) on membrane surface
Fluid
Mosaic
Other Components
 Cholesterol
 Helps stabilize phospholipids.
 Stops fatty acid chains from sticking together.
 Proteins on membrane surface aid in cell
identification.
 Transport Proteins
 Span the width of the membrane
 Regulates which molecules may pass through the
membrane.
Various Functions
Outside
Plasma
Membrane
Inside Cell
Transporter
Identity Marker
Enzyme Activity
Cell Adhesion
Receptor
Attach to Cytoskeleton