Biology: Life on Earth (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780134168296
Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 5, Problem 3MC
Glycoproteins are important for
a. binding hormones.
b. cell recognition by the immune system.
c. forming ion channels.
d. active transport through the membrane.
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Biology: Life on Earth (11th Edition)
Ch. 5 - Animal cells are surrounded by ______ fluid. This...Ch. 5 - Which of the following cannot enter a cell by...Ch. 5 -
3. Glycoproteins are important for
a. binding...Ch. 5 - Diffusions a. is always facilitated. b. occurs by...Ch. 5 - Which of the following is not true of endocytosis?...Ch. 5 -
1. Membranes consist of a bilayer of ________....Ch. 5 - A membrane that is permeable to some substances...Ch. 5 - Facilitated diffusion involves either _____...Ch. 5 - Prob. 4FTBCh. 5 -
5. After each molecule, place the two-word term...
Ch. 5 - Prob. 6FTBCh. 5 - Describe and diagram the structure of a plasma...Ch. 5 - Prob. 2RQCh. 5 - What are the five categories of proteins commonly...Ch. 5 - Prob. 4RQCh. 5 -
5. Define hypotonic, hypertonic, and isotonic....Ch. 5 -
6. Describe the following types of transport...Ch. 5 - Name the protein that allows facilitated diffusion...Ch. 5 - Imagine a container of glucose solution, divided...Ch. 5 - Prob. 9RQCh. 5 -
1. Different cells have different plasma...Ch. 5 - Prob. 2AC
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