As a cell grows its cell membrane expands. What specific membrane transport system is involved in this process.

Q: Cell membrane carbohydrates participate in... Attaching the membrane to the cytoskeleton…

A: Introduction: All cells are surrounded by a membrane that serves as a protective gate to limit what…

Q: fluid inside cell but not within the organelle is called what

A: The cell is the smallest structural and functional unit of all organisms. The cell is comprised of…

Q: Compare and contrast facilitated diffusion with active transport.

A: Facilitated diffusion and active transport ions, molecules, sugars, and salts across the plasma…

Q: Passive transport does not require the use of ATP.  Identify two substances that move passively…

A: Passive transport involves the movement of ions and molecules across the plasma membrane without the…

Q: Through which mechanism are cholesterol and iron ions transported into the cell? A simple diffusion…

A: The cell membrane separates cytoplasm from the outer environment but for proper functioning and…

Q: Endocytosis can only be accomplished by pinocytosis

A: (Please make sure you post the complete question in English language only.)    Introduction:…

Q: Define osmosis, simple diffusion, facilitated diffusion and why each of these is a form of passive…

A: Different types of the movement of molecules include active transport, endocytosis, exocytosis,…

Q: Explain how transport mechanism in cells works.

A: Cell is the building block of the body.

Q: Facilitated diffusion is a type of passive transport that allows solutes to move across the plasma…

A: The transportation of molecules across the plasma membrane depends on the nature of the molecules.…

Q: If a cell produces many enzymes, which organelles are likely to be present in abundance and why

A: Enzymes are mainly proteins. They increase the rate of reaction.

Q: Which form of transport through the plasma membrane requires the expendi- ture of energy by the…

A: Active transport is the movement of molecules across a cell membrane across a concentration gradient…

Q: Endocytosis is a process when the cell uses to release the waste product.

A: False.

Q: Describe the cell membrane and discuss its functions

A: In biology, a cell is a simple membrane-bound unit that consists of basic molecules of life and is…

Q: Which process does not require cellular energy (and thus, it is a passive process)? a. primary…

A: Passive transport – whenever a substance is greater in concentration on one side of cell membrane or…

Q: Facilitated diffusion is a form of active transport.

A: Active transport is the movement of molecules that requires energy. It takes place against the…

Q: Secreting the macromolecules by fusion of the vesicle with the plasma membrane is a process called…

A: According to the question, we have to find the name of the process by which secreting the…

Q: As a cell grows, its plasma membrane expands. Does this membrane expansion involve endocytosis or…

A: Endocytosis – it is form of vesicular transport in which ATP is used for energy. The plasma membrane…

Q: What molecules make up the cell membrane

A: Cell is main elemental unit of the body in which various metabolic activity are performed . It…

Q: Transport of a substance across membranes that requires no direct input of energy is referred to as…

A: In living organisms, the mechanism of membrane transports plays a critical role. The movement of…

Q: A plasma membrane in higher temperatures would be temperatures. a membrane in colder more rigid than…

A: Ans: More fluid

Q: Which is a passive transport process? Receptor-mediated endocytosis Ion pump Pinocytosis…

A: The plasma membrane is important for moving substances in and out of the cell. It is selectively…

Q: As cells increase in size, cell ________________ increases more rapidly than cell surface area.

A: Cell growth:It is defined as the cell proliferation which increase the number of cells that that…

Q: _____________ is a protein meshwork attached to the inner surface of the inner nuclear membrane.

A: A nuclear membrane is a double membrane structure that encloses the nucleus of the cell. It's role…

Q: Which two cellular components are enclosed by a membrane

A: cellular components enclosed by membrane.

Q: Cells communicate with the extracellular matrix via __ in the membrane.

A: The extracellular matrix is a web of macromolecules outside cell that would provide scaffolding and…

Q: Which is incorrect about the plasma membrane?   a. It has a hydrophobic interior and…

A: The plasma membrane also is known as the cell membrane. It is the outer covering of the cell that…

Q: Large molecules enter the cell by generalized non-selective process known as O Endocytosis Diffusion…

A: Molecules enter the cells via generalized, non-selective process?

Q: Functions of cell membrane as traffic regulator, bidirectional and in term of concentration gradient

A: Answer: Introduction: Plasma or cell membrane is found in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell types.…

Q: A semi-fluid matrix called ____________ fills the inside of a cell.

A: The basic, structural and functional unit of life is the cell. A cell is the smallest unit of life…

Q: Based on what you have just learned about the structure and function of cellular membranes, describe…

A: Cell membrane is a biological membrane which separates the interior of the cells from the…

Q: A section of a cell membrane Is shown in the diagram below. CELL MEMBRANE Low Concentration of…

A: Osmosis is defined as solvent movement across a semipermeable membrane from a low concentration to a…

Q: _____________ is a form of membrane transport that requires a channel or carrier but no direct…

A: The cell membrane of a cell is a lipid bilayer with different proteins embedded in it. It separates…

Q: diffusion, gradient, energy  connect in a complete sentence or thought about cellular transport

A: Cellular transport is the movement of molecule across the plasma membrane. Different classes of…

Q: Can you explain ACTIVE transport - more specifically how transport is facilitated by proteins…

A: Movements of ions and molecules in and across the cell membrane are regulated by a set of transport…

Q: what different between passive transport and active transport

A: Across the membrane transport Only some materials can pass through the plasma membrane, making it…

Q: A junction that is a protein channel linking the cytoplasms of adjacent cells is called

A: The cell membrane is a biological membrane which separates the cell from its external environment.…

Q: Make an illustration/representation that will show how cell membrane carry out function of…

A: The cell membrane is the outermost covering of the cell which is made up of the bilipid layer. It…

Q: which type of transmembrane protein binds to insulin and opens a transport proteins allowing glucose…

A: Insulin is an peptide hormone secreted by the beta cells of the pancreas acting through a receptor…

Q: Why is it important that some molecules diffuse freely across the membrane

A: The plasma membrane:It is selectively permeable for small polar molecules and hydrophobic molecules…

Q: Water may move through membrane pores constructed by transmembrane proteins called ________.

A: Transmembrane proteins are channels used for transfer of water, ions and molecules.

Q: Classify each phrase based on whether it describes or gives an example of passive transport,…

A: Diffusion is the net movement of anything from a high concentration region to a low concentration…

Q: Outer cell membrane surfaces have unique carbohydrate extensions, which facilitate transport across…

A: The cell membrane is the part of the cell that encloses the cytoplasm of the cell. It consists of a…

Q: Describe the ways in which the membrane is "fluid"

A: The plasma membrane is the covering of the cell. It separates the inner and outer environment of the…

Q: Contrast endocytosis and active transport

A: The plasma membrane is a semi-permeable membrane that allows small molecules to pass through the…

Q: The cell membrane is _______, which means that is allows some substances to pass through it while…

A: The cell membrane consists of a phospholipid bilayer. It consists of two type of proteins called the…

Q: Which of the following organelles relies on exocytosis tocomplete its function?a. Golgi apparatusb.…

A: Introduction: Exocytosis is a type of bulk active transport. The process via which the cells can…

Q: The term _____________ describes the viscosity of a membrane

A: The plasma membrane is the bilipid layer which acts as a barrier for the cell. It enables to…