DP Biology (first assessment 2025)
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B2.1. Membranes and membrane transport

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Sub sections and their related questions

B2.1.1. Lipid bilayers as the basis of cell membranes

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B2.1.2. Lipid bilayers as barriers

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B2.1.3. Simple diffusion across membranes

B2.1.4. Integral and peripheral proteins in membranes

B2.1.5. Movement of water molecules across membranes by osmosis and the role of aquaporins

B2.1.6. Channel proteins for facilitated diffusion

B2.1.7. Pump proteins for active transport

B2.1.8. Selectivity in membrane permeability

B2.1.9. Structure and function of glycoproteins and glycolipids

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B2.1.10. Fluid mosaic model of membrane structure

B2.1.11. Relationships between fatty acid composition of lipid bilayers and their fluidity

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B2.1.12. Cholesterol and membrane fluidity in animal cells

B2.1.13. Membrane fluidity and the fusion and formation of vesicles

B2.1.14. Gated ion channels in neurons

B2.1.15. Sodium–potassium pumps as an example of exchange transporters

B2.1.16. Sodium-dependent glucose cotransporters as an example of indirect active transport

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B2.1.17. Adhesion of cells to form tissues

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