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Large solutes are transported across a cell membrance by?
exocytosis
Does isotonic mean a fluid containing salt and minerals?
If you meant an isotonic solution, an isotonic solution is a solution which contains the same concentration of solutes as the cell it is being compared to. This creates dynamic equilibrium, as the amount of solutes entering the cell and leaving the cell is the same.
What are 3 solutes in a purple onion cell?
one solute is Logols Solution. I think!
The classes of membrane proteins that permit water and solutes to bypass the lipid portion of the cell membrane are?
There are three classes of membrane transport proteins that permit water and solutes to bypass the lipid portion of the cell membrane. They are uniporters, symporters, and antiporters.
What is a solution that neither shrinks nor swells a cell?
A cell placed in an isotonic solution will not shrink or swell. Isotonic means that the concentration of solutes in the solution is equal to the concentration of solutes within the cell. Since both concentrations are the same, no water flows in or out of the cell due to osmotic pressure.
What effect would non-permeating solutes have on osmosis and hemolysis?
It depends on where the non-permeating solutes were and what type of solution the cell is in. if non-permeating solutes were in the cell and their number was greater than the total number of solutes outside the cell, water would come into the cell and it would lyse. If there were a greater number of solutes on the outside of the cell, water would draw out of the cell and the cell would shrink. However, with time the solutes on the outside of the cell would diffuse into the cell and that could draw water with them.
What is it called when the concentration of solutes is greater outside the cell the inside?
A hypertonic environment with regard to the cell.
Concentration of solutes inside the cell equals outside the cell?
isotonic solution
What molecules are taken into the cell during pinocytosis?
solutes
What are solutes that can destroy cell membrane?
detergents or organic solvents
Large solutes are transported across a cell membrance by?
exocytosis
Are solutes always able to diffuse through a cell's selective permeable membrane?
No, cell membranes are semi-permeable, meaning they allow some solutes to pass through - but not others.
Lower concentration of solutes outside the cell than inside the cell?
surgar will move into the cell
What structure maintains homeostasis by controlling the concentration of solutes within a cell?
Homeostasis is a process that keeps a cell stable. The cell membrane, through the process of diffusion, works to move solutes down a concentration gradient to aid in homeostasis.
Why would res blood cells burst if you placed them in pure water?
Naturally, solutes, like humans, hate to be crowded and like to have their own space. If given the opportunity, the solutes floating around in red blood cells would move through the cell membrane and float around freely outside. However, since the membrane is impermeable, the solutes draw water in. When too much water is drawn into the cell, the cell bursts. This wouldn't be a problem if the surrounding water wasn't distilled and had a lot of solutes of its own. Then the solutes in the surrounding water would compete with the solutes in the red blood cell to pull water.
A solution that has a greater concentration of solutes than that within the cell?
Hypertonic
What is isotonic condition?
A condition whereby the concetration of solutes outside the cell balances/equals that inside the cell
