6. The Membrane

Which of the following statements correctly describes coupled transport in cellular membranes?

What is the primary function of the contractile vacuole in eukaryotic cells?

Which is a unique characteristic of glucose as a solute in biological systems?

Which process primarily allows water and dissolved nutrients to move from the roots to the stems in plants?

Which process is used by cells to remove wastes from the cell?

The active uptake of ions into root cells results in which of the following?

Which of the following cell lysis techniques uses a high-frequency sound to disrupt the membrane?

Which of the following best describes secondary active transport?

What would most likely happen to plants if they did not have a waxy outer coating (cuticle)?

Which of the following is an example of facilitated diffusion across a cell membrane?

Steroid hormones enter a cell by simple diffusion. In doing so, these steroids __________.

Sodium and potassium ions do not diffuse in equal numbers through ligand-gated cation channels. Why?

Nutrients are absorbed by the _____ during the process of membrane transport.

Glucose enters the cell by which process?

The absorption of nutrients across a cell membrane is primarily determined by: