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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : Read the following four statements (A - D). (A) Both photophosphorylation and oxidative phosphorylation involve uphill transport of protons across the membrane. (B) In dicot stems, a new cambium ... Petunia are polyandrous. (D) Symbiotic nitrogen fixers occur in free-living state also in soil.
Last Answer : (A) Both photophosphorylation and oxidative phosphorylation involve uphill transport of protons across the membrane.
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 : 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 : The movement of ions against the concentration gradient will be (a) active transport (b) osmosis (c) diffusion (d) all of the above.
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : Bulk transport across cell membrane is accomplished by (A) Phagocytosis (B) Pinocytosis (C) Extrusion (D) All of these
Last Answer : D
Description : Which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning water movement across cell membranes? a. Water moves only actively through cell membrane transport proteins b. For most cells of ... cells such as the glomerulus of the kidney actively transport water to maintain hydrostatic pressure
Last Answer : Answer: b, c The energetics of water transport across cell membranes is simplified by the fact that water moves only passively due to gradients of hydrostatic pressure or water ... water is distributed at equilibrium. Water distribution is determined entirely by solute to solute distribution
Description : Select the correct statement from the following regarding cell membrane. (a) Na+ and K+ ions move across cell membrane by passive transport. (b) Proteins make up 60 to 70% of the cell ... towards the inner part. (d) Fluid mosaic model of cell membrane was proposed by Singer and Nicolson
Last Answer : (d) Fluid mosaic model of cell membrane was proposed by Singer and Nicolson.
Description : Select the correct statement from the following regarding cell membrane (1) Fluid mosaic model of cell membrane was proposed by Singer and Nicolson (2) Na+ and K+ ions move across cell membrane by ... of the cell membrane (4) Lipids are arranged in a bilayer with polar heads towards the inner part
Last Answer : (1) Fluid mosaic model of cell membrane was proposed by Singer and Nicolson
Description : During osmosis w) Pure solvent diffuses through a membrane but solutes do not. x) Pure solutes diffuse through a membrane but solvent does not. y) Pure solvent and a solution both diffuse at the same time through a membrane. z) Gases diffuse through a membrane into a solution and build up pressure.
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- PURE SOLVENT DIFFUSES THROUGH A MEMBRANE BUT SOLUTES DO NOT.
Description : The transport of proteins out of the cell is termed exocytosis. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning this process? a. Secretory vesicles fuse with the plasma membrane b. ... or a neurotransmitter d. A decrease in cytoplasmic calcium occurs as part of the secretion process
Last Answer : Answer: a, b, c Transport vesicles that bud off the Golgi network carry both material to be secreted from the cell and protein destined to become components of the plasma ... but may also involve generation of diacylglycerol or production of cyclic AMP which activate kinases or phosphatases
Description : Explain active transport of substances across cell membranes. -Biology
Last Answer : answer:
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 : Osmosis is the diffusion of what substance through a cell membrane? -Biology
Description : $ In osmosis, semipermeable membrane is a must. ! Cell wall is semipermeable.
Last Answer : $ In osmosis, semipermeable membrane is a must. ! Cell wall is semipermeable. A. If both As and R are ... is wrong D. If both As and R are wrong.
Description : How do diffusion and osmosis relate to the cell membrane?
Last Answer : Need answer
Description : All the following processes occur rapidly in the membrane lipid bilayer except (A) Flexing of fatty acyl chains (B) Lateral diffusion of phospholipids (C) Transbilayer diffusion of phopholipids (D) Rotation of phospholipids around their long axes
Last Answer : C
Description : All the following processes occur rapidly in the membrane lipid bilayer except (A) Flexing of fatty acyl chains (B) Lateral diffusion of phospholipids (C) Transbilayer diffusion of phospholipids (D) Rotation of phospholipids around their long axes
Last Answer : (C) Transbilayer diffusion of phospholipids
Description : What do the processes of active transport and facilitated process have in common?
Last Answer : answer:Billy. Did you mean to tag this with “cell phones” or are you asking about cells? Also, is there another term for “facilitated process”? Might you be referring to “facilitated diffusion”?
Description : The transport of amino acids regulated by active processes of different numbers: (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : The chemical inhibiting oxidative phosphorylation, Adependent on the transport of adenine nucleotides across the inner mitochondrial membrane is (A) Oligomycin (B) Atractyloside (C) Dinitrophenol (D) Pentachlorophenol
Last Answer : Answer : B
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 : The electron transport chain within the inner mitochondrial membrane creates a gradient of ____________ across the inner membrane which is utilized to drive the activity of ATP synthase and the generation of ATP.
Last Answer : Hydrogen (H+ ions) or protons
Description : Which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning carrier proteins? a. Carrier proteins are distinguished by three types of mechanisms: carrier-type, channel-type, and conduction-type b. ... and open d. Carrier-type transport proteins are equally accessible from either side of the membrane
Last Answer : Answer: b, c Most transport proteins appear to function as carriers, rather than channels. Important distinctions can be made between types of carrier proteins on the basis of transport kinetics. ... a carrier mechanism, the binding site is available only one side of the membrane at any instant
Description : The functions of plasma albumin are (A) Osmosis (B) Transport (C) Immunity (D) both (A )and (B)
Last Answer : Answer : A
Last Answer : (A) Osmosis
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 primary action by which entacapone and tolcapone enhance the therapeutic effect of levodopa-carbidopa in parkinsonism is: A. Inhibition of levodopa methylation in the liver B. Inhibition of ... of dopamine in the brain D. Facilitation of active transport of levodopa across brain capillaries
Last Answer : A. Inhibition of levodopa methylation in the liver
Description : Active transport of a substance across biological membranes has the following characteristics except: A. It is specific B. It is pH dependent C. It is saturable D. It requires metabolic energy
Last Answer : B. It is pH dependent
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 : Osmosis is the flow of solution from higher concentration to a solution of lower concentration through whw $$Etlcakenancable membrane. What is incorrect in this state- ment?
Last Answer : The flow of solution is not possible through semi permeable membrane
Description : The process of diffusion of one liquid into the other through a semi permeable membrane is called (A) Viscosity (B) Osmosis (C) Surface tension (D) Cohesion
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : Differentiate between reverse osmosis membrane process with ultra filtration membrane
Last Answer : The main difference between reverse osmosis and ultrafiltration is that ultrafiltration membranes have larger pore sizes than reverse osmosis membranes, ranging from 1 to 100 nm. Ultrafiltration membranes are ... uses a hollow fiber membrane to stop solid debris and microscopic contaminants.
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 : The following processes depend on changes in membrane conductance to Na and K. a. Action potential b. depolarization c. repolarization d. all of them
Last Answer : all of them
Description : In which direction osmosis will occur? -Biology
Description : Which transmembrane movement involves carriers? a. facilitated diffusion b. active transport c. both d. none of them
Last Answer : both
Description : In passive transport materials move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration through a cell membrane.?
Last Answer : yes
Description : The ability of the cell membrane to act as a selective barrier depends upon (A) The lipid composition of the membrane (B) The pores which allows small molecules (C) The special mediated transport systems (D) All of these
Description : Which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning the cell plasma membrane? a. The plasma membrane is composed of amphipathic molecules b. The hydrophobic core of the lipid bilayer of the ... contribute to the cell coat d. The membrane proteins of nerve cells are highly voltage-dependent
Last Answer : Answer: a, b, d The plasma membrane defines the boundary of the cell and serves to contain and concentrate enzymes and other macromolecule constituents. The plasma membrane is ... and bear carbohydrate moieties primarily as oligosaccharide chains that contribute to the cell coat or glycocalyx