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Author: Cecie Starr, Beverly McMillan
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Chapter 3, Problem 3RQ
Distinguish between the following pairs of terms:
- a. diffusion; osmosis
- b. passive transport; active transport
- c. endocytosis; exocytosis
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- Which of the following methods of transport is being used to transfer the substance into the cell in the accompanying graph? a. diffusion down a concentration gradient b. osmosis c. facilitated diffusion d. active transport e. vesicular transport f. It is impossible to tell with the information provided.arrow_forwardWhy does osmosis occur?arrow_forwardWhy is it advantageous for the cell membrane to be fluid in nature?arrow_forward
- Which plasma membrane component can be either found on its surface or embedded in the membrane structure? a. protein b. cholesterol c. carbohydrate d. phospholipidarrow_forwardThe passive movement of a solute through a membrane protein down its concentration gradient is an example of _________. a. osmosis b. active transport c. endocytosis d. diffusionarrow_forwardA transport protein requires ATP to pump sodium ions across a membrane. This is a case of ______. a. passive transport b. active transport c. facilitated diffusion d. a and carrow_forward
- List the means of unassisted membrane transport.arrow_forwardThe principal force driving movement in diffusion is______. a. temperature b. particle size c. concentration gradient d. membrane surface areaarrow_forwardThe tails of the phospholipids of the plasma membrane are composed of _____ and are _____? a. phosphate groups; hydrophobic b. fatty acid groups; hydrophilic c. phosphate groups; hydrophilic d. fatty acid groups; hydrophobicarrow_forward
- Define the following terms: a. osmosis b. osmotic pressure c. membrane potential d. isotonic solution e. structured waterarrow_forwardWrite a paper that describes and compares the processes of diffusion, facilitatedtransport, osmosis, and active transport.arrow_forwardWhen cellular transport through the plasma membrane must be provided with energy in form of ATP to power the transport process, what is this called? A. Selective permeability B. Passive transport C. Active transport D. Diffusionarrow_forward
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