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It is not characteristic of active transport

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  1. Highly selective

  2. Insensitive to inhibitors

  3. Uphill transport

  4. Transporter saturates.

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Correct Option: B

The energy is required in absorption of water by

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  1. Active absorption

  2. Passive absorption

  3. Both passive and active absorption

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Absorption of water takes place by both active and passive absorption.
Water, as per some theory, is absorbed against the concentration gradient. This type of absorption is termed active absorption where the movement is against the concentration gradient and requires energy in the form of ATP.

Most of the plants observe passive absorption, meaning, the movement is without utilization of metabolic energy. 
Thus, the correct answer is option (C). 

Glucose and amino acids are absorbed in intestine by

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  1. Osmosis

  2. Passive transport

  3. Active transport

  4. Selective absorption

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The monosaccharides glucose and galactose are transported into the epithelial cells by common protein carriers via secondary active transport I.e  by co-transport with sodium ions. The monosaccharides leave these cells via facilitated diffusion and enter the capillaries through intercellular clefts.

Thus C is the correct option. 

Movement of materials against concentration gradient is achieved by

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  1. Active trasnport

  2. Passive transport

  3. Diffusion

  4. Osmosis

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

  • Active transport is the transport where the direct expenditure of energy takes place and the molecules move against the gradient which is from lower concentration to the higher concentration.
  • Passive absorption is the absorption which takes place without expenditure of energy. The water molecules move from higher concentration to the lower concentration which is towards the gradient. 
  • In diffusion, the ions or molecules randomly diffuses the semipermeable membrane along the concentration gradient.
  • Osmosis is the process of diffusion of molecules from the region of higher concentration to the lower concentration through a semipermeable membrane. 
So, the correct answer is option A.

State whether the following statements are true or false.
Carrier proteins are necessary for active transport to occur.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Carrier proteins are those which facilitate diffusion of molecules across the cell membrane, they allow movement of molecules in and out of the cells against the concentration gradient. Active transport requires carrier proteins also called as pumps. They need ATP energy because the transport is uphill, against the concentration gradient.

So, the correct answer is 'True'. 

Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given.
The sodium potassium pump moves sodium and potassium ions across the plasma membrane by

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  1. Facilitated transport

  2. Active transport

  3. Cotransport

  4. Endocytosis

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The sodium-potassium pump in a cell membrane works via active transport. It uses a carrier protein and utilizes ATP molecules. It transports the sodium ions to the extracellular space, increasing their concentration there and in turn moves potassium ions inside the cell. This pump moves three potassium ions inside the cell for every two sodium ions moved outside.


So, the correct answer is 'active transport'.

State whether the following statements are true or false.
ATP is required for active transport.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Active transport is usually associated with accumulating high concentrations of molecules that the cell needs such as ions, glucose, and amino acids. The processes use chemical energy for this, it comes from the hydrolysis of the ATP molecule which maintains the electrochemical gradient. Hence ATP is required for active transport. 

So, the correct option is 'True'.

State whether the following statements are true or false.
In the sodium-potassium pump, sodium is transported out of the cell and potassium is trapsported into the cell as ATP is broken by a membrane protein.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

ATP acts as a solute pump, it's an enzyme that pumps out sodium and pumping potassium in the cells, exports three sodium, and two potassium ions. It is an active transport leading to the hydrolysis of ATP molecules to provide the required energy.

So correct answer is 'True'.

Which one of the following processes requires an input of energy?

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  1. Active transport

  2. Diffusion

  3. Facilitated diffusion

  4. Osmosis

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

An input of energy is required in the process of active transport as it involves the movement of ions or molecules across a cell membrane from low to high concentration. The movement requires energy to maintain the electrochemical gradient.

So, the correct option is 'Active transport'.

State whether the following statements are true or false.
The movement of ions or molecules against a concentration gradient with the utilisation of energy is known as active transport.

biology movement in and out of the cell transport of molecules osmosis and plasmolysis plant water relation

  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The movement of ions or molecules against a concentration gradient (from lower to higher concentration) across a cell membrane with the utilization of energy is known as active transport. Active transport needs cellular energy which is given by ATP hydrolysis.

So, the correct option is 'True'.