BIO 1201 EXAM 2 ACTUAL PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Phospholipid structure.
Answer: Hydrophilic (polar) heads face water; hydrophobic
(nonpolar) tails face inward
◉ Fluid mosaic model.
Answer: Membrane is a fluid phospholipid bilayer with proteins
floating in it
◉ Peripheral proteins.
Answer: Proteins attached to the surface of the membrane
◉ Integral proteins.
Answer: Proteins embedded within the membrane
◉ Transmembrane proteins.
Answer: Integral proteins that span the entire membrane
◉ Selective permeability.
, Answer: Membrane allows some substances to pass but not others
◉ Most permeable molecules.
Answer: Small nonpolar molecules (CO2, O2)
◉ Diffusion.
Answer: Movement from high concentration to low concentration
◉ Concentration gradient.
Answer: Difference in concentration between two areas
◉ Passive transport.
Answer: Movement across membrane without energy
◉ Facilitated diffusion.
Answer: Passive transport using transport proteins
◉ Osmosis.
Answer: Diffusion of water across a selectively permeable
membrane
◉ Hypertonic solution.
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Phospholipid structure.
Answer: Hydrophilic (polar) heads face water; hydrophobic
(nonpolar) tails face inward
◉ Fluid mosaic model.
Answer: Membrane is a fluid phospholipid bilayer with proteins
floating in it
◉ Peripheral proteins.
Answer: Proteins attached to the surface of the membrane
◉ Integral proteins.
Answer: Proteins embedded within the membrane
◉ Transmembrane proteins.
Answer: Integral proteins that span the entire membrane
◉ Selective permeability.
, Answer: Membrane allows some substances to pass but not others
◉ Most permeable molecules.
Answer: Small nonpolar molecules (CO2, O2)
◉ Diffusion.
Answer: Movement from high concentration to low concentration
◉ Concentration gradient.
Answer: Difference in concentration between two areas
◉ Passive transport.
Answer: Movement across membrane without energy
◉ Facilitated diffusion.
Answer: Passive transport using transport proteins
◉ Osmosis.
Answer: Diffusion of water across a selectively permeable
membrane
◉ Hypertonic solution.