Description : Substances insoluble in a membrane are carried across the membrane with the concentration gradient by means of a carrier molecule in a process known as: a) osmosis. b) diffusion. c) active transport. d) facilitated diffusion.
Last Answer : ANSWER: D -- FACILITATED DIFFUSION.
Description : Sodium ions are "pumped" from a region of lower concentration to a region of higher concentration in the nerve cells of humans. This process is an example of (A) Diffusion (B) Passive transport (C) Osmosis (D) Active transport
Last Answer : (D) Active transport
Description : The movement of Ions against the concentration gradient will be -
Last Answer : The movement of Ions against the concentration gradient will be - A. Active transport B. Osmosis C. Diffusion D. All
Last Answer : The movement of Ions against the concentration gradient will be - A. Active transport B. Osmosis C. Diffusion D. All of these
Description : Which of the following is not a feature of active transport of solutes in plants ? (a) Occurs against concentration gradient (b) Non-selective (c) Occurs through membranes (d) Requires ATP
Last Answer : Non-selective
Description : Fatty acids can be transported into and out of cell membrane by (A) Active transport (B) Facilitated transport (C) Diffusion (D) Osmosis
Last Answer : B
Description : Glucose is taken back from glomerular filtrate through (a) active transport (b) passive transport (c) osmosis (d) diffusion
Last Answer : (a) active transport
Description : The exchange of gases in the alveoli of the lungs takes place by (a) passive transport (b) active transport (c) osmosis (d) simple diffusion.
Last Answer : d) simple diffusion.
Description : Without saturation of transport proteins and under same concentration gradient how can the speed of simple diffusion be compared to the speed of facilitated diffusion ?
Last Answer : The action of facilitator proteins in facilitated diffusion makes this type of diffusion faster than simple diffusion under equal concentration gradients of the moved substance.
Description : There are two properties of the cell necessary to maintain nonequilibrium cellular composition; the first is selectivity and the second is energy conversion. Which of the following statement(s ... transported via secondary active transport include hydrogen ions, calcium, amino acids and glucose
Last Answer : Answer: c, d The selectivity of the plasma membrane, although impressive, cannot account for the nonequilibrium composition of living cells. A cell can be maintained in a nonequilibrium state only by ... to drive the transport of a second species such as protons, calcium, amino acids, or glucose
Description : A key process in metabolism is the transport of hydrogen ions (H+) across a membrane to create a concentration gradient. Explain which arrangement of hydrogen ions (unequal concentration or equal concentration) allows work to be done.
Last Answer : It is clear that an unequal concentration, not an equal one, would be the only possibility that work will be done; the unequal concentration of hydrogen ions would allow them to flow across the membrane and increase not only entropy but also work.
Description : $ Positive diffusion occurs against the concentration gradients. ! Osmosis does not require a semi-permeable membrane.
Last Answer : $ Positive diffusion occurs against the concentration gradients. ! Osmosis does not require a semi-permeable ... D. If both As and R are wrong.
Description : Consider the following statements: 1. Even when a nerve cell is not conducting an impulse, it is actively transporting K+ and Na+ ions in and out respectively against their concentration gradients at the expense of energy 2. As a ... is/are untrue? (a) 1 only (b) 1, 2, 4 (c) 2, 4 (d) 4 only
Last Answer : Ans:(d)
Description : What is the relation between concentration gradient and active and passive transport ?
Last Answer : Passive transport is the movement of substances across membranes in favor of their concentration gradient, i.e., from a more concentrated region to a less concentrated region. Active transport, in ... two regions while passive transport acts in a manner to reduce the concentration gradient.
Description : Active and passive transports across cell membrane differ in (a) passive transport is nonselective (b) passive transport is along the concentration gradient while active transport is due to metabolic ... (d) passive transport is confined to anions while active transport is confined to cations.
Last Answer : (b) passive transport is along the concentration gradient while active transport is due to metabolic energy
Description : Which transmembrane movement involves carriers? a. facilitated diffusion b. active transport c. both d. none of them
Last Answer : both
Description : The movement of glucose into a cell occurs by a. Facilitated diffusion. b. Active transport. c. Simple diffusion. d. Phospholipid exchange.
Last Answer : b. Active transport.
Description : By which of the following can movement of materials across animal cell membranes be accomplished? I Active transport, II Diffusion, III Pinocytosis (A) I only (B) II only (C) I and II only (D) All I, II, and III
Last Answer : Will be only two.
Description : When water enters in roots due to diffusion, is termed as (a) osmosis (b) passive absorption (c) endocytosis (d) active absorption.
Last Answer : (b) passive absorption
Description : Movement of cell against concentration gradient is called?
Last Answer : active transport
Description : The random movement of particles in solution towar a uniform distribution is termed: a) osmosis b) repulsion c) diffusion d) facilitated diffusion
Last Answer : ANSWER: C -- DIFFUSION
Description : In facilitated diffusion do molecules move down concentration gradient?
Last Answer : What is the answer ?
Description : How does the intensity of simple diffusion vary in relation to the concentration gradient of the moved substance ?
Last Answer : The higher the concentration gradient of a substance the more intense its simple diffusion will be. If the concentration gradient diminishes the intensity of simple diffusion diminishes too.
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) The Reynolds analogy for mass transfer is given by Lewis relation and is applicable, when Schmidt number is one (B) Sherwood number for flow in pipes can be expressed ... flux of a component A in binary mixture of A and B is given by - Dab'.dCA/dz
Last Answer : (C) According to film theory for equimolar counter diffusion, the mass transfer coefficient is given by DAB(B)P - 3, Q - 2
Description : A striking feature of living cells is a marked difference between the composition of the cytosol and the extracellular milieu. Which of the following statement(s) concerning the mechanisms of maintenance ... d. The selectivity of cell membranes relates only to ions and not organic compounds
Last Answer : Answer: a The survival of the cell requires that cytosolic composition be maintained within narrow limits, despite the constant influx of nutrients and the simultaneous outflow of waste. A ... be altered drastically as a result of regulatory or signaling processes that occur within the cell
Description : Following processes can occur across the cell membrane at the same time. a. Osmosis b. Active transport c. Both d. None of them
Last Answer : Both
Description : Water molecules enter plant epidermal cells by: a) osmosis b) active transport c) translocation d) transpiration
Last Answer : ANSWER: A -- OSMOSIS
Description : The name of the process by which oil glands in mammalian skins secrete oils is: a) active transport b) apocrine secretion c) holocrine secretion d) osmosis
Last Answer : ANSWER: C -- HOLOCRINE SECRETION
Description : Osmosis is a. movement of solvent across a semipermeable membrane from an area where the hydrostatic pressure is high to an area where the hydrostatic pressure is low b. movement of solute across a ... area in which it is in high concentration to an area in which it is in low concentration
Last Answer : movement of solvent across a semipermeable membrane from an area in which it is in high concentration to an area in which it is in low concentration
Description : How is facilitated diffusion similar to active transport How is it different?
Last Answer : Need answer
Description : The absorption of intact protein from the gut in the foetal and newborn animals takes place by (A) Pinocytosis (B) Passive diffusion (C) Simple diffusion (D) Active transport
Last Answer : A
Description : The exchange of material takes place (A) Only by diffusion (B) Only by active transport (C) Only by pinocytosis (D) All of these
Last Answer : D
Description : What do facilitated diffusion and active transport have in common ?
Last Answer : What are the differences between them? Facilitated diffusion can be confused with active transport because in both processes there is participation of membrane proteins. In active transport however the ... it does not require energy. Cell Membrane Review - Image Diversity: active transport
Description : How active transport is different from Diffusion?
Last Answer : In active transport movement of substances and materials take place against the concentration gradient i.e. from lower to higher concentration. While in Diffusion molecules move from higher to lower concentration.
Description : The primary force moving water molecules from the blood plasma to the interstitial fluid is a. active transport b. cotransport with H+ c. facilitated diffusion d. cotransport with Na+ e. filtration
Last Answer : filtration
Description : Sugars depend on which mechanism to enter the cell a. facilitated diffusion b. active transport c. both d. none of them
Last Answer : facilitated diffusion
Description : The process by which cell can take in fluid and molecules too large to be carried across the plasma membrane by active transport is called a. phagocytosis b. Pinocytosis c. absorption d. diffusion
Last Answer : Pinocytosis
Description : Fructose is absorbed into the blood through mucosa cells of intestine by the process called (a) active transport (b) facilitated transport (c) simple diffusion (d) co-transport mechanism.
Last Answer : (b) facilitated transport
Description : 07. What is implied by «active transport»? a) Transport of drugs trough a membrane by means of diffusion b) Transport without energy consumption c) Engulf of drug by a cell membrane with a new vesicle formation
Last Answer : d) Transport against concentration gradient
Description : 04. The main mechanism of most drugs absorption in GI tract is: a) Active transport (carrier-mediated diffusion) b) Filtration (aqueous diffusion) c) Endocytosis and exocytosis d) Passive diffusion (lipid diffusion)
Last Answer : PHARMACOKINETICS
Description : Majority of drugs cross biological membranes primarily by: A. Passive diffusion B. Facilitated diffusion C. Active transport D. Pinocytosis
Last Answer : A. Passive diffusion
Last Answer : C. Is affected by extent of ionization of drug molecules
Last Answer : (D) All of these
Description : The most important chemical process in digestion is: a) diffusion b) active transport c) hydrolysis
Last Answer : ANSWER: C -- HYDROLYSIS
Description : The action potential of a neuron a. is initiated by efflux of Na+ b. is terminated by efflux of K+ c. declines in amplitude as it moves along the axon d. results in a transient reversal of the ... the cell membrane e. is not associated with any net movement of Na+ or K+ across the cell membrane
Last Answer : is terminated by efflux of K+
Description : Absorbed of water against a concentration gradient by using energy released from respiration is called as
Last Answer : Ans. Active absorption
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) The binary diffusivity in liquids is of the order of 10 -5 cm2 /sec (B) Molecular diffusion in solid is much faster than that in liquids ( ... Poiseuille's law, the permeability decreases with increase in temperature for flow of a gas through a given capillary
Last Answer : (B) Molecular diffusion in solid is much faster than that in liquids
Description : What is the difference between osmosis and diffusion?
Last Answer : A: Osmosis is the movement of water molecules across a selectively permeable membrane from an area of low solute concentration to an area of high solute concentration, while diffusion is the movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration.
Description : What is the difference between diffusion and osmosis?
Last Answer : A: Diffusion is the movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration, while osmosis is the movement of water molecules from an area of low solute concentration to an area of high solute concentration.
Last Answer : A: Diffusion is the movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration, while osmosis is the movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane from an area of low solute concentration to an area of high solute concentration.