Plant Cell Turgor Pressure and Aquaporins Quiz
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Plant Cell Turgor Pressure and Aquaporins Quiz

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What is the main source of energy for active transport across the cell membrane?

  • Urea
  • Glycerol
  • Aquaporins
  • ATP (correct)
  • Which of the following is a function of aquaporins in living cells?

  • Transporting glycerol
  • Generating hydrostatic pressure
  • Facilitating water flow (correct)
  • Regulating turgor pressure
  • What is the role of coupled transport in cells?

  • Directly utilizing aquaporins
  • Allowing passive movement of solutes
  • Generating hydrostatic pressure
  • Indirectly using ATP for transport (correct)
  • Which type of protein carriers are involved in active transport across membranes?

    <p>Uniporters</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes symporters from antiporters in active transport?

    <p>Same direction transport vs different direction transport</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which process requires energy to move substances from regions of lower to higher concentration?

    <p>Active transport</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of molecules can move through the hydrophobic lipid bilayer by simple diffusion?

    <p>Small, nonpolar molecules</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What kind of protein has a hydrophilic channel that allows polar molecules to pass through when the channel is open?

    <p>Channel protein</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In facilitated diffusion, the transported molecule is released on the other side of the membrane when it binds to which type of protein?

    <p>Carrier protein</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of transport across the membrane moves substances freely by diffusion from regions of higher concentration to lower concentration?

    <p>Passive transport</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of transport across the membrane is usually selective for one type of molecule, providing a selective permeable membrane?

    <p>Passive transport</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of the membrane protein described in the text?

    <p>Transport glucose into the cell</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the Na+ gradient drive sugar molecules into the cell?

    <p>By utilizing energy from ATP hydrolysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which process is responsible for maintaining the Na+ gradient?

    <p>Na+ /K+ pump</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of ionophores in membrane transport processes?

    <p>Allow ions to diffuse through the lipid bilayer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which process involves the discharge of material from vesicles at the cell surface?

    <p>Exocytosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What occurs during receptor-mediated endocytosis?

    <p>Specific molecules bind to receptors before internalization</p> Signup and view all the answers

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