The Cell MembraneThe fluid mosaic model, and what crosses it how.BiologyTransport across the membrane, by mechanism.MechanismNeeds ATP?MovesSimple diffusionNoSmall, non-polar: O₂, CO₂Facilitated diffusionNoVia channel or carrier proteinsOsmosisNoWater, down its potential gradientActive transportYesAgainst the gradient, via a pumpEndocytosisYesBulk material inExocytosisYesBulk material outThe sodium-potassium pump moves 3 Na⁺ out and 2 K⁺ in per ATP, andconsumes a large share of a cell's energy budget.The Cell Membranelearnposters.com
The Cell Membrane — printable life science wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

What’s on the The Cell Membrane poster

A 6-row table: Mechanism · Needs ATP? · Moves.

Transport across the membrane, by mechanism.

The sodium-potassium pump moves 3 Na⁺ out and 2 K⁺ in per ATP, and consumes a large share of a cell's energy budget.

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What’s on the The Cell Membrane (Cell biology) poster?
A 6-row table: Mechanism · Needs ATP? · Moves. Transport across the membrane, by mechanism. Simple diffusion — No — Small, non-polar: O₂, CO₂; Facilitated diffusion — No — Via channel or carrier proteins; Osmosis — No — Water, down its potential gradient; Active transport — Yes — Against the gradient, via a pump; Endocytosis — Yes — Bulk material in; Exocytosis — Yes — Bulk material out. The sodium-potassium pump moves 3 Na⁺ out and 2 K⁺ in per ATP, and consumes a large share of a cell's energy budget.
Who is the The Cell Membrane (Cell biology) poster for?
The Cell Membrane (Cell biology) belongs to the Biology section rather than to a school year, because life science is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning cell biology can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the The Cell Membrane (Cell biology) poster?
A phospholipid bilayer with proteins floating in it. Selectively permeable by design. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so The Cell Membrane (Cell biology) belongs on the wall where that life science work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with The Cell Membrane (Cell biology)?
Cell Cycle Control, Differentiation and Cell Signalling sit alongside The Cell Membrane (Cell biology) in the Biology section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Cell Cycle ControlDifferentiationCell Signalling
Is the The Cell Membrane (Cell biology) poster free to download and print?
Yes. The Cell Membrane (Cell biology) downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Biology section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the The Cell Membrane (Cell biology) poster print at?
The Cell Membrane (Cell biology) is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of The Cell Membrane (Cell biology) loses nothing.Printing guide

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