Statistics for A Level Biology - Biological Membranes

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Defintion	Keyword	% Correct
Movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration; it may or may not be across a membrane	Diffusion	99%
Passage of water molecules down their water potential gradient, across a partially permeable membrane	Osmosis	89%
The movemne of substances against their concentration gradient across a cell membrane, using ATP and protein carriers	Active transport	84%
Movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration; across a partially permeable membrane via protein channels or carriers	Facilitated diffusion	71%
Protein with a chain of carbohydrate molecules attached	Glycoprotein	71%
Bulk movement of molecules, too large to pass through a cell membrane via channel or carrier proteins, out of a cell	Exocytosis	64%
Theory of cell membrane structure with proteins embedded in a sea of phospholipids	Fluid mosaic model	64%
Measure of the tendency of water molecules to diffuse from one region to another	Water potential	63%
Bulk movement of molecules, too large to pass through a cell membrane via channel or carrier proteins, into a cell	Endocytosis	61%
Lipid/carbohydrate with a chain of carbohydrate molecules attached	Glycolipid	55%
Cell surface membrane	Plasma membrane	43%