1. An artificial "cell" consisting of an aqueous solution enclosed in a selectively permeable membrane is immersed in a beaker containing a different solution, the "environment," as shown below.. The membrane is permeable to water and to the simple sugars glucose and fructose but impermeable to the disaccharide sucrose. a. Draw the solid arrows to indicate the net movement of the solutes into and/or out of the cell. b. Is the solution outside the cel!l isotonic, hypotonic, "Cell" "Environment" 0.01 M sucrose 0.03 M sucrose or hypertonic? 0 02 M glucose 001 Mglucose 0.01 Mfructose c. Draw a dashed arrow to show the net osmosis, if any.

1. An artificial "cell" consisting of an aqueous solution enclosed in a selectively permeable membrane is immersed in a beaker containing a different solution, the "environment," as shown below.. The membrane is permeable to water and to the simple sugars glucose and fructose but impermeable to the disaccharide sucrose. a. Draw the solid arrows to indicate the net movement of the solutes into and/or out of the cell. b. Is the solution outside the cel!l isotonic, hypotonic, "Cell" "Environment" 0.01 M sucrose 0.03 M sucrose or hypertonic? 0 02 M glucose 001 Mglucose 0.01 Mfructose c. Draw a dashed arrow to show the net osmosis, if any.

Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)

4th Edition

ISBN:9781305389892

Author:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan

Publisher:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan

Chapter5: Membranes And Transport

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 3TYK: The freeze-fracture technique demonstrated: a. that the plasma membrane is a bilayer with individual...

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