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What type of transport allows glucose and amino acids to move from high to low concentration without using energy?
What causes a solute to dissociate from a protein carrier during transport?
In osmosis, water moves from areas of low solute concentration to areas of high solute concentration. What does this imply about water potential?
What can happen to an animal cell if it gains too much water due to osmosis?
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Which process is NOT passive transport?
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What is the primary distinction between passive and active transport methods?
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Which factor does NOT affect the rate of diffusion?
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What type of molecules typically undergo simple diffusion?
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Which process describes the net movement of particles from high concentration to low concentration?
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What happens to the rate of diffusion with an increase in temperature?
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What type of transport is characterized by the use of channel proteins?
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Which statement is true regarding osmosis?
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What correctly describes secondary active transport?
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What is the primary purpose of active transport in cells?
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What is the energy source for primary active transport?
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Which of the following is NOT an example of active transport?
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How does the concentration difference affect the rate of active transport?
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What is the main function of endocytosis in cells?
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Which type of transport does Na+/K+ ATPase exemplify?
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What directly influences the rate of active transport besides concentration?
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In what process do vesicles release their content to the extracellular environment?
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What is the process through which water moves from a less concentrated solution to a more concentrated solution?
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Which of the following statements accurately describes the characteristics of passive transport?
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What is a potential consequence for an animal cell when it experiences excessive water loss?
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Which mechanism is involved in the transport of glucose and amino acids across cell membranes without using energy?
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Why is it important to control the water potential of the fluid surrounding animal cells?
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What is required for active transport to occur?
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Which factor does NOT influence the rate of diffusion?
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How does temperature typically affect the rate of diffusion?
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Which type of molecules is likely to diffuse through the lipid bilayer without assistance?
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What characterizes facilitated diffusion?
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Which of the following statements is true regarding simple diffusion?
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What primarily drives the net movement of particles during diffusion?
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Which process specifically involves the movement of water across a semipermeable membrane?
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What is the primary role of the Na+/K+ ATPase in a cell?
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Which type of active transport directly uses ATP as an energy source?
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What determines the rate of active transport in a cell?
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What occurs during endocytosis?
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How does secondary active transport utilize ion concentration differences?
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What is a characteristic feature of exocytosis?
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Which of the following factors decreases the rate of active transport?
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What defines primary active transport?
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What is the main result of osmosis in an animal cell when water potential is not carefully controlled?
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Which of the following best describes the role of protein carriers in passive transport?
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In the context of osmosis, water molecules move from a region of high solute concentration to one of low solute concentration. What does this imply about water potential?
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What is a potential consequence of excessive water loss from an animal cell?
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What process is primarily responsible for the net movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane?
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What type of transport does Na+/K+ ATPase utilize to maintain ion concentration gradients?
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Which of the following factors most directly affects the energy requirement for active transport?
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Which statement accurately defines secondary active transport?
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During endocytosis, which structure forms around the ingested material?
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What distinguishes the energy sources used in primary active transport from those in secondary active transport?
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Which of the following processes is characteristic of exocytosis?
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What is the role of ATP in the process of active transport?
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What factors can decrease the efficiency of active transport within a cell?
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Which factor would most significantly increase the rate of diffusion for a solute in a given medium?
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What characteristic of molecules allows for simpler ease of diffusion through the lipid bilayer?
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Which type of transport mechanism primarily relies on metabolic energy such as ATP?
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Which condition would most likely slow down the process of osmosis?
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Which statement accurately describes factors affecting the rate of diffusion?
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What is one primary distinction between primary and secondary active transport?
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Which of the following will most likely enhance the rate of facilitated diffusion?
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Which factor is NOT likely to affect the rate of passive transport?
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Study Notes
Membrane Transport
- Movement of substances into and out of cells across the plasma membrane
- Two basic methods of transport: passive and active
- Passive process requires no energy
- Active process requires metabolic energy (usually ATP)
Passive Membrane Transport
- Diffusion: movement from a high concentration to a low concentration, or down a concentration gradient, until particles distribute evenly within a solution
- Facilitated diffusion: transport of large organic molecules like glucose and amino acids from high to low concentration without energy requirement, facilitated by protein carriers within the membrane
- Osmosis: net movement of water molecules from a less concentrated to a more concentrated solution (from high water potential to low water potential) through a selectively permeable membrane
Factors Affecting Rate of Diffusion
- Concentration gradient: greater difference in concentration, faster rate of diffusion
- Distance: shorter distance, faster rate of diffusion
- Surface area: greater surface area, faster rate of diffusion (Diffusion surfaces often have structures to increase surface area)
- Size and Nature of Diffusing Molecules: Smaller molecules diffuse faster than larger molecules. Fat-soluble molecules diffuse faster than water-soluble molecules.
- Temperature: High temperature generally increases diffusion rate
Simple Diffusion
- Nonpolar and lipid-soluble substances diffuse directly through the lipid bilayer
- Ions diffuse through channel proteins
- Examples: Ethanol. fatty acids, glycerol, steroids, and nonpolar gases like O2.
Osmosis
- Cell membrane of animal cell is selectively permeable
- Water potential of the fluid surrounding the cells needs to be carefully controlled
- If the cell gains too much water, it will burst
- If it loses too much water, it will shrink
- Examples:
- Re-absorption of water by the proximal and distal convoluted tubules of the nephron
- Absorption of water by the intestinal canal (stomach, small intestine, and colon)
Active Transport
- Energy-consuming movement of molecules or ions from a region of low concentration to a region of high concentration (against a concentration gradient)
- Specific proteins within the cell membrane act as carriers
- Energy for active transport comes from ATP generated by respiration (in mitochondria)
Types of Active Transport
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Primary active transport: Energy source: Hydrolysis of ATP
- Example: Na+/K+ ATPase; Ca+ ATPase; H+ ATPase
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Secondary active transport (coupled transport): Energy source: Ion concentration difference across membrane (often Na+)
- Example: Symport; Antiport
Factors Affecting Rate of Active Transport
- Concentration: The greater the concentration difference, the more energy needed to overcome the concentration gradient
- Energy availability: Lack of energy will decrease the rate of active transport
Endocytosis and Exocytosis
- Endocytosis: Invagination of the plasma membrane to form a vesicle that is pinched off within the cytoplasm
- Exocytosis: Fusion of a membrane-bound vesicle with the plasma membrane, opening the vesicle's lumen to the extracellular environment
Important Words
- Simple diffusion
- Facilitated diffusion
- Osmosis
- Active transport
- Concentration gradient
- Distance
- Surface area
- Temperature
- Water potential
- Carrier protein / protein carrier
Membrane Transport
- Movement of substances across the plasma membrane into and out of cells
- Two main processes: Passive and Active
Passive Transport
- Does not require cellular energy
- Movement occurs down the concentration gradient
- Types: Diffusion, Facilitated Diffusion, Osmosis
Diffusion
- Movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration.
- Factors affecting diffusion rate:
- Concentration gradient: Greater the difference, faster the diffusion
- Distance: Shorter the distance, faster the diffusion
- Surface Area: Larger the surface area, faster the diffusion
- Size and nature of molecules: Smaller molecules and fat-soluble molecules diffuse faster.
- Temperature: Higher temperature increases diffusion rate.
Simple Diffusion
- Movement of nonpolar, lipid-soluble substances directly through the lipid bilayer.
- Movement of ions through channel proteins
Facilitated Diffusion
- Requires protein carriers to transport large organic molecules like glucose and amino acids.
- Movement occurs down the concentration gradient.
- No energy requirement.
- Carrier proteins bind to solute, change conformation, and release solute on the other side.
Osmosis
- Diffusion of water molecules from a less concentrated solution to a more concentrated solution.
- Movement occurs across a selectively permeable membrane.
- Water potential is higher where water concentration is higher.
- Osmosis typically results in volume change.
Active Transport
- Movement of molecules or ions against the concentration gradient.
- Requires energy from ATP produced by cellular respiration.
- Special proteins act as specific carriers.
- Examples: Sodium-Potassium ATPase, Calcium ATPase, Hydrogen ATPase.
Types of Active Transport
- Primary Active Transport: Energy source is ATP hydrolysis (e.g., Na+/K+ pump)
- Secondary Active Transport (coupled transport): Energy source is the concentration gradient of another ion (often Sodium) (e.g., Symport, Antiport)
Endocytosis
- Invagination of the plasma membrane forming a vesicle that pinches off into the cytoplasm.
Exocytosis
- Fusion of a membrane-bound vesicle with the plasma membrane, opening the vesicle lumen to the extracellular environment.
Membrane Transport
- The movement of substances into and out of cells across the plasma membrane.
- Two main methods: passive and active transport.
- Passive transport does not require energy.
- Active transport requires metabolic energy, often supplied by ATP.
Passive Membrane Transport
- Diffusion: Movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration.
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Facilitated diffusion: Transport of large molecules, like glucose and amino acids, from high to low concentrations without energy expenditure.
- Facilitated by protein carriers within the membrane.
- Solute binds to the specific binding site of the carrier.
- Conformational change occurs in the carrier.
- Solute dissociates from the carrier.
- Osmosis: The movement of water molecules from a less concentrated solution (high water potential) to a more concentrated solution (low water potential) across a selectively permeable membrane.
Factors Affecting Rate of Diffusion
- Concentration gradient: The greater the difference in concentration, the faster the rate of diffusion.
- Distance: The shorter the distance, the faster the rate of diffusion.
- Surface area: The greater the surface area, the faster the rate of diffusion.
- Size and nature of diffusing molecules: Smaller and fat-soluble molecules diffuse faster than larger and water-soluble molecules.
- Temperature: Higher temperatures generally increase diffusion rates.
Simple Diffusion
- Nonpolar and lipid-soluble substances diffuse directly through the lipid bilayer or through channel proteins (for ions).
- Examples include ethanol, fatty acids, glycerol, steroids, and nonpolar gases like oxygen.
Osmosis
- The cell membrane of an animal cell is selectively permeable, requiring careful control of the water potential surrounding cells.
- Too much water gain in a cell leads to bursting, while too much water loss causes shrinking.
- Examples: Re-absorption of water in the kidneys and absorption of water in the digestive system.
Active Transport
- Energy-consuming transport of molecules or ions from a region of low concentration to a region of high concentration (against a concentration gradient).
- Specific protein carriers within the cell membrane mediate this transport.
- Energy for active transport comes from ATP generated by respiration in mitochondria.
- Example: Na+/K+ ATPase pumps sodium ions out of the cell and potassium ions into the cell, establishing and maintaining ion concentration gradients across the cell membrane.
Types of Active Transport
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Primary active transport: Energy source is the hydrolysis of ATP.
- Examples include Na+/K+ ATPase, Ca2+ ATPase, and H+ ATPase.
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Secondary active transport (coupled transport): Energy source is the ion concentration difference across the membrane, often using sodium.
- Examples include symport and antiport.
Factors Affecting Rate of Active Transport
- Concentration: The greater the concentration difference, the more energy is needed to overcome the concentration gradient.
- Energy availability: Lack of energy reduces the rate of active transport.
Endocytosis and Exocytosis
- Endocytosis: Invagination of the plasma membrane forms a vesicle that is pinched off into the cytoplasm.
- Exocytosis: Fusion of a membrane-bound vesicle with the plasma membrane, opening the vesicle's lumen to the extracellular environment.
Important Words:
- Simple Diffusion
- Facilitated diffusion
- Osmosis
- Active transport
- Concentration gradient
- Distance
- Surface area
- Temperature
- Water potential
- Carrier protein / protein carrier
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Explore the fundamental concepts of membrane transport, including both passive and active processes. This quiz covers diffusion, facilitated diffusion, and osmosis, along with factors that affect the rate of diffusion. Test your understanding of how substances move across the plasma membrane and the energy requirements of these processes.
