pols Flashcards
Osmosis describes the movement down a concentration gradient of what molecule?
water
What change would occur if an animal cell was put into a hypertonic solution?
it would shrive up
What change would occur if an animal cell was put into an isotonic solution
It would remain the same
What change would occur if an animal cell was put into a hypotonic solution?
It would expoled
Which type of transport, active transport or passive transport, is powered by diffusion alone?
passive
Which type of transport, active transport or passive transport, is powered by ATP?
active
What type of bulk transport means “the action of eating”?
phagocytosis
What type of bulk transport means “the action of drinking”?
Pinocytosis
In the phylogenetic tree of life, what does “LUCA” stand for?
last univeral common ancestor
Name three membranous organelles.
Mitochondrion, lysosome, and Endoplasmic reticulum
Where in a cell does translation of a seceted protein ( mostly ) occur
Rough ER
Plant cell walls are mostly made of what type of polysaccharide
cellulose
Does a condenstion reaction nuild or break polymers
Build
The codon AUG encodes an amio acid with what three- letter abbreviation
Met
