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The accumulation of amino acids and sugars in animal cells can occur through


A) ATP pumps.
B) sodium-potassium pumps.
C) glucose pumps.
D) coupled transport.
E) proton pumps.

F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

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The movement of substances from regions where their concentration is higher to regions where their concentration is lower is called


A) active transport.
B) diffusion.
C) pinocytosis.
D) pumping.
E) exocytosis.

F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

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B

In individuals with normal blood sugar levels,glucose is reabsorbed into the bloodstream in the kidney by members of the GLUT transporter family,which form an aqueous pore across the membrane through which glucose can move passively.As a result,no glucose is excreted in urine.However,in people with untreated diabetes mellitus,blood sugar levels are high and glucose is often present in the urine.What can explain this occurrence?


A) High blood glucose levels reverse the concentration gradient,allowing untransported glucose to be excreted in urine.
B) High blood glucose levels interfere with the coupled transport of water and glucose,allowing untransported glucose to be excreted in urine.
C) The GLUT transporters become saturated,allowing untransported glucose to be excreted in urine.
D) The GLUT transporters cannot hydrolyze ATP quickly enough for ATP to transport the extra glucose,thereby allowing untransported glucose to be excreted in urine.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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How can freeze-fracture be used to determine the orientation of a protein in a membrane?


A) Freeze-fracture allows a cell to be cleaved in between the lipid bilayer,splitting the plasma membrane into two layers.
B) Freeze-fracture allows a cell to be cleaved in such a way as to preserve the embedded proteins.
C) Freeze-fracture cuts the membrane in protein-sized components for viewing under an electron microscope.

D) All of the above
E) B) and C)

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A scientist performs an experiment in which they create an artificial cell with a selectively permeable membrane through which only water can pass.They inject a 5M solution of glucose into the cell and then place the cell into a beaker containing 10M glucose.What effect do you expect to observe?


A) Water moves out of the cell
B) Glucose moves out of the cell
C) No net change in cell weight
D) Water moves into the cell
E) Glucose moves into the cell

F) C) and D)
G) All of the above

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Turgor pressure is observed when a plant cells environment is ________.


A) hypoosmotic
B) isosmotic
C) osmosis
D) hyperosmotic

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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A research laboratory is attempting to collect the content of human red blood cells.The type of solution researchers should use to cause blood cells to lyse (burst) would be


A) hyperosmotic.
B) isosmotic.
C) hypoosmotic.
D) osmotic.

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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In bacteria,fungi,and plants the high internal pressure generated by osmosis is counteracted by the mechanical strength of their


A) plasma membranes.
B) organelles.
C) cytoskeletons.
D) cell walls.

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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An individual is constipated.They take magnesium salts to help loosen the stool.Why does this work?


A) Water moves from the intestines to the blood because the blood is hypertonic
B) Water moves from the intestines to the blood because the blood is hypotonic.
C) Water moves from the blood to the intestines because the blood is hypertonic
D) Water moves from the blood to the intestines because the blood is hypotonic.

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Membrane proteins serve many functions.One of the functions is transportation of substances across the membrane.If a cell biologist placed cells into an environment in which a chemical has been added that blocks the function of only carrier proteins,the process that will be affected is


A) active transport.
B) osmosis.
C) simple diffusion.
D) phagocytosis.
E) pinocytosis.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

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The type of movement of molecules that is specific and passive,and which becomes saturated if all of the protein carriers are in use is


A) exocytosis.
B) facilitated diffusion.
C) active transport.
D) endocytosis.
E) osmosis.

F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

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Which mutations can interfere with the proper insertion of a protein in the plasma membrane?


A) A polar amino acid to a nonpolar amino acid within a transmembrane domain
B) A nonpolar amino acid to a polar amino acid within a transmembrane domain
C) A polar amino acid to a nonpolar amino acid within a cytoplasmic domain
D) A nonpolar amino acid to a polar amino acid within a cytoplasmic domain

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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In the process of diffusion,molecules move from areas where


A) their concentration is higher to areas where their concentration is lower until an equilibrium is reached.
B) their concentration is lower to areas where their concentration is higher until an equilibrium is reached.
C) their concentration is lower to areas where their concentration is higher through specific protein channels or carriers.
D) their concentration is higher to areas where their concentration is lower using energy from ATP.

E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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In a single sodium-potassium pump cycle,ATP is used with the result that


A) 3 sodium ions leave and 2 potassium ions enter.
B) 2 sodium ion enters and 1 potassium ion leaves.
C) 2 sodium ion leaves and 1 potassium ion enters.
D) 3 sodium ions enter and 2 potassium ions leave.
E) sodium and potassium ions enter and water leaves.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Choose all that apply.A concentration gradient is exhibited when


A) the room temperature is 34 degree Celsius and the outside air is 34 degrees Celsius.
B) intracellular fluid has 5% solute and extracellular fluid has 0.8% solute concentration.
C) during rest,muscle and liver cells contain high glycogen concentration and blood contains lower concentrations.
D) the pCO2 changes from 45 to 35 mmHg in the alveoli of lungs.

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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B,C,D

Which type of proteins is embedded in the cell membrane in both active transport and facilitated transport?


A) carrier
B) cytoskeletal
C) structural
D) targeted

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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Three (3) eggs are boiled and all weigh 2g.The eggs are placed in a 15% solution of NaCl and reweighed after 30 minutes. Three (3) eggs are boiled and all weigh 2g.The eggs are placed in a 15% solution of NaCl and reweighed after 30 minutes.    McGraw-Hill Education -When compared to the solution,the egg that gained weight was ________. A) Hypertonic B) Hypotonic C) Isotonic McGraw-Hill Education -When compared to the solution,the egg that gained weight was ________.


A) Hypertonic
B) Hypotonic
C) Isotonic

D) All of the above
E) A) and B)

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The actual transport of protons by the proton pump is mediated by a transmembrane protein which undergoes a change in its


A) conformation.
B) amino acid sequence.
C) net charge.
D) solubility.
E) immunity.

F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

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A mixed solution of water and small molecules is exposed to a cell membrane and allowed to interact for an hour.Which molecule would be most likely to cross the phospholipid bilayer without the aid of transport proteins and diffuse across the membrane the fastest?


A) Estrogen (C18H24O2)
B) NH4+
C) O2
D) CH3COO-
E) Na+

F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

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C

If you were to replace the phosphate group of a phospholipid with a fatty acid chain,you would have


A) glycerol.
B) a triglyceride.
C) cholesterol.
D) glycolipid.

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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