5. A certain seaweed plant is found in estuaries. At high tide, the plant is exposed to sea water; at low tide, the plant is exposed to brackish water (less salty water). The concentrations of some dissolved materials remain virtually constant in the cells of the seaweed. The concentrations of various substances inside the cells of a certain seaweed in sea water and in brackish water were determined. Note: the cell maintains the concentration shown, in both sea water and brackish water. Substance Cell Sea Water Brackish Water Calcium 1.7 12.0 1.7 Sodium 90.0 500.0 60.0 Potassium 480.0 - 500.0 28.0 1.4 Chlorine 520.0 520.0 73.0 Use the following key to answer the next four questions. (I, 4) A) calcium B) sodium C) potassium D) chloride a) Which substance is actively transported into the cell from both sea water and brackish water? b) Which substance enters by active transport in brackish water and requires no energy input to maintain it in salt water? c) Which substance is actively transported out of the cell in sea water and actively transported into the cell in brackish water? d) Which substance requires the cell to expend energy to maintain its concentration in sea water but not in brackish water?

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5. A certain seaweed plant is found in estuaries. At high tide, the plant is exposed to sea water;
at low tide, the plant is exposed to brackish water (less salty water). The concentrations of some
dissolved materials remain virtually constant in the cells of the seaweed.
The concentrations of various substances inside the cells of a certain seaweed in sea water and in
brackish water were determined. Note: the cell maintains the concentration shown, in both şea
water and brackish water.
Substance
Cell
Sea Water
Brackish Water
Calcium
1.7
12.0
1.7
Sodium
90.0
500.0
60.0
Potassium
480.0 - 500.0
28.0
1.4
Chlorine
520.0
520.0
73.0
Use the following key to answer the next four questions. (I, 4)
A) calcium
B) sodium
C) potassium
D) chloride
a) Which substance is actively transported into the cell from both sea water and brackish
water?
b) Which substance enters by active transport in brackish water and requires no energy input to
maintain it in salt water?
c) Which substance is actively transported out of the cell in sea water and actively transported
into the cell in brackish water?
d) Which substance requires the cell to expend energy to maintain its concentration in sea water
but not in brackish water?
Transcribed Image Text:5. A certain seaweed plant is found in estuaries. At high tide, the plant is exposed to sea water; at low tide, the plant is exposed to brackish water (less salty water). The concentrations of some dissolved materials remain virtually constant in the cells of the seaweed. The concentrations of various substances inside the cells of a certain seaweed in sea water and in brackish water were determined. Note: the cell maintains the concentration shown, in both şea water and brackish water. Substance Cell Sea Water Brackish Water Calcium 1.7 12.0 1.7 Sodium 90.0 500.0 60.0 Potassium 480.0 - 500.0 28.0 1.4 Chlorine 520.0 520.0 73.0 Use the following key to answer the next four questions. (I, 4) A) calcium B) sodium C) potassium D) chloride a) Which substance is actively transported into the cell from both sea water and brackish water? b) Which substance enters by active transport in brackish water and requires no energy input to maintain it in salt water? c) Which substance is actively transported out of the cell in sea water and actively transported into the cell in brackish water? d) Which substance requires the cell to expend energy to maintain its concentration in sea water but not in brackish water?
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