What condition do animal cells prefer (hypotonic/isotonic/hypertonic)?

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Q: What are the main cytoplasmic structures present in animal cells?

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Q: Why do cells enter stationary phase?

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Q: The fluidity of the plasma membrane increases with 1.Increase in unsaturated fatty acids in the…

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Q: If you shift cells from low temperature to high temperature what lipid would you expect to increase…

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Q: What is the correct order of permeability for the following four substances across a pure…

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Q: Describe the molecule composition of the extracellular matrix of an animal cell.

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Q: Which of the following statements about the membrane bilayer is FALSE?

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Q: How do hypertonic, hypotonic and isotonic solution affect animal cells?

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Q: Does the cytoplasmic membrane of prokaryotic cellsprovide shape and rigid support to the cell?

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Q: What TWO organelles are used in cell locomotion (movement)?

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Q: Why change one type of membrane anchor for another?

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Q: How are animal cell tight junctions and desmosomes (aka adhesion junctions) different?

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Q: Which stimulus provides the energy to gate a leakage channel? (Read carefully!) O Ligand binding O…

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Q: What will an animal cell do during a hypotonic solution?

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Q: Why are membranes said to have selective permeability?

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Q: What molecule should cells insert their cell membrane to ensure membrane fluidity?

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Q: Define osmosis; characterize isotonic, hypertonic and hypotonic solutions and what happens to cells,…

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Q: Why can some cells transport materials against the concentration gradient? Could animals’ cells…

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Q: Largest to smallest organelle in animal cell?

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Q: What are the different types of movements exhibited by the cells of humanbody?

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Q: What is meant by the term semi-permeable membrane?

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Q: What do you mean by selectively permeable membrane? Where it is present?

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Q: Which is the major function of glycoproteins and glycolipids in animal cell membranes? Select one: O…

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Q: Compare and contrast the effects of hypertonic, isotonic, and hypotonic conditions on cells?

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Q: What is a cytoskeleton? What are its main constituents in animal cells?

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Q: What kind of membrane proteins trigger a change in cellular activity in response to a stimulus?

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Q: What other cell ultrastructures do you expect to interact with the cell membrane?

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Q: Explain the steps involved in phagocytosis. Why endocytosis found only in an animal cell? What is…

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Q: How do these fluids affect the hydration, movement and transport in and to the cells: a. Isotonic…

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Q: Cholesterol has which of the following effects on the plasma membrane of an animal cell? it makes…

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Q: Why are membranes so critical to cell function?

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Q: Why are membranes more permeable to nonpolar molecules than to most polar and ionized molecules?

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Q: In what direction is there a net movement of particles along their concentration gradient? Would…

A: Diffusion is the movement of substances in a passive way.

Q: Why are cells small? What is the benefit of having greater surface-area-to-volume ratios?

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Q: Describe the principles behind each process.           Cite an example where each of these…

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Q: In which situation would passive transport not use atransport protein for entry into a cell?a. water…

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Q: Which of the following apply to cells in a hypotonic solution? O Water moves into the cell because…

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Osmosis

In simple words, osmosis is the slow, gradual movement of a liquid through a membrane. But there are nuances to this process. For instance, there has to be an imbalance in the distribution of solute in the liquid on either side of the membrane, which has to be semipermeable. The liquid in the region with a lower solute concentration moves to the region with a higher concentration, thereby displacing the solution in the process. The objective is to equalize the concentration of molecules on both sides of the membrane; the displacement of liquid can be viewed as a byproduct of this equalization. Since there is no energy required to carry osmosis, it is considered a passive process.