Discuss the effects of isotonic, hypotonic, and hypertonic environments on red blood cells and plant cells.

Q: Explain what happens to cells placed in a high-salt or a low-salt environment and why

A: Osmosis is the diffusion of water across a membrane in light of osmotic pressing factor brought…

Q: Explain why a large surface-area-to-volume ratio isneeded for the proper functioning of cells.

A: Tissue comprises of structurally and functionally similar cells. It is a level of organization in…

Q: When creating an artificial cell using a dialysis bag, how would you predict how the artificial cell…

A: In the human body, there are two kidneys. They are located at the back of the body, under the ribs,…

Q: Explain the mechanisms that regulate extracellularfluid volume.

A: The ECF accounts for the other one third of the body’s water content that is approximately 20…

Q: Identify the major transport mechanism that carry substance in and out of cells.

A: Different mechanisms are used to move chemicals through plasma membranes. Due to the selective…

Q: Here is a chloride cell in the gill epithelium of a fish. For reference, NKA = Na+/K+ ATPaseNKCC =…

A: Marine animals are living in an environment in which the salt concentration is very high. They are…

Q: xplain the average duration of the M phase in the cells.

A: During mitosis, the chromosomes condense, the nuclear envelope of cells breaks down, the…

Q: Define the definition of carrier mediated transport process in the cells.

A: Carrier-mediated transport is a process where specific molecules (carriers) bind to solutes and then…

Q: Discuss the potential benefit of receptor-mediatedendocytosis

A: A receptor is a protein that binds to a certain type of molecule. The ligand is the molecule to…

Q: Describe surface membrane barriers and their protective functions.

A: Immunity is described as an organism's ability to resist the attack of invading infections. It is a…

Q: Why must competent cells be kept on ice?

A: Many bacteria species can acquire the DNA from the environment, naturally. The Ecoli, however, is…

Q: Discuss the changes in cell volume produced by hypertonic, isotonic, and hypotonic solutions?

A: A solution will be hypertonic to a cell if its solute concentration is higher than that inside the…

Q: Explain how checkpoints help protect the cell against unregulated cell growth.

A: Cell cycle: A cell cycle is a process in which cells divide to form a number of identical daughter…

Q: (4) Explain the passive process of osmosis.

A: Passive process  The process that not required any consumption of energy giving molecules like ATP.

Q: Explain the differences between a receptor, pump, and cell-adhesion molecule.

A: The cell membrane is the structure of the cell that surrounds the cellular material (cytoplasm) and…

Q: Explain the mechanism by which cells sample extracellular fluid.

A: Extracellular fluid refers to bodily fluid that is not contained within cells. It can be present in…

Q: Describe the types of osmosis

A: OSMOSIS: it is the movement of solvent from a region of lower solute concentration (or higher…

Q: Using appropriate examples, distinguish between passivetransport and facilitated diffusion.

A: ANSWER: Diffusion is the movement of particles from the region of higher concentration to the region…

Q: Describe active transport, including cotransport.

A: Introduction :- The movement of molecules across a cell membrane from a lower concentration region…

Q: Provide and explain 3 factors  that affect cell membrane permeability?

A: cell membrane is the phospholipid bilayer , which helps protecting the inside of cell , by forming a…

Q: Mention some advantages of osmosis.

A: A cell is the fundamental unit of life. All living organisms are made up of one or many cells. Each…

Q: Describe the characteristics of specificity, competition,and saturation of transport proteins.

A: A transport protein is a protein that serves the function of moving other materials within an…

Q: Distinguish cytokinesis from karyokinesis.

A: The cell division is the process by which a cell divides into daughter cells. This is a part of the…

Q: Define the definition of carrier mediated transport process in the cells

A: Cellular life depends on the movement of membrane ions. For cells to continue functioning as they go…

Q: Which control antibody can differentiate between plasma membrane and mitochondrial membrane?

A: Antibody or the immunoglobin are the proteins secreted by plasms cells of the immune system. It is…

Q: What is the effect of suspending the cells in hypotonic and isotonic environment? explain in 1-3…

A: Osmosis is the diffusion of water molecules across a selectively permeable membrane from an area of…

Q: Which type of transporter is available on the cell membrane and tonoplast to move following…

A: Introduction  A transporter, also known as a carrier protein, is a type of transmembrane protein…

Q: Explain the effects of putting a cell into a hypotonic, hypertonic, or isotonic medium.

A: According to the question, we have to give an explanation of the effects of putting a cell into a…

Q: Based on the definition of osmosis what are the three defining characteristics of osmosis?

A: Osmosis is the net movement of water across a penetrable membrane driven by a distinction in the…

Q: describe the following body transports systems: Active (Primary) Passive (diffusion- simple,…

A: Plasma membrane is a semi-permeable barrier that allows only few molecules to pass through it. Some…

Q: Describe surface membrane barriers and their protective functions.

A: Immunity is defined as the capacity of an organism to resist the attack of foreign pathogens. It is…

Q: What is the effect of suspending the cels in hypotonic, and isotonic environment?

A: Osmosis is a biological process in which a solvent, usually water, moves through a selectively…

Q: Can anyone provide a protocol or source for how to easily obtain plasma membrane sheets?

A: PLASMA MEMBRANE1. The plasma membrane separates the cell from the external environment. It has…

Q: Explain the fluid mosaic model of plasma membrane.

A: It was proposed by G.Nicholson and S. Singer that the fluid mosaic model be used. The hydrophilic…

Q: Justify the parenteral use of hypotonic and hypertonic solutions? explain at your own words

A: In the human body, 60% of the weight is contributed by water, with 40% intracellular and 20%…