Transport Across Membranes: Protein Structure and Function

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What is the driving force for diffusion, movement, or transport to happen?

  • Concentration gradient (correct)
  • Carrier proteins
  • Channel proteins
  • ATP

In which direction does movement occur when solute moves from a lower concentration to a higher concentration?

  • Against the concentration gradient
  • Down the concentration gradient
  • Up the concentration gradient (correct)
  • Along the channel protein

What type of transport is opposite to the concentration gradient?

  • Active transport (correct)
  • Facilitated diffusion
  • Passive transport
  • Simple diffusion

What is an indication that a transport process is active rather than passive?

<p>Use of carrier proteins (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why can ions not easily pass through the cell membrane?

<p>High hydrophobicity of the membrane interior (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is the presence of ATP a good indication of active transport?

<p>ATP is involved in providing energy for moving solutes against the concentration gradient (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main factor driving movement in diffusion?

<p>Concentration gradient (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which type of transport does water move to achieve equilibrium?

<p>Osmosis (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to a cell in a hypertonic solution?

<p>Cell shrinks (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of GLUT1 in cellular transport?

<p>Transporting glucose (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which process involves the combined effect of concentration gradient and charge gradient?

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

What is the main difference between isotonic and hypotonic solutions?

<p>Hypotonic causes cell to burst, while isotonic maintains cell size. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of transport involves the movement of one solute in one direction?

<p>Uniport (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of channel protein allows the rapid passage of various solutes across membranes?

<p>Porins (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which type of transport do carrier proteins move two solutes simultaneously?

<p>Coupled (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which transmembrane protein is responsible for facilitating the direct crossing of specific solutes?

<p>Ion channels (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of transport moves solutes in the opposite direction?

<p>Antiport (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which channel protein structure is tetrameric with four central atoms?

<p>Aquaporins (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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