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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the molecule responsible for cell recognition and adhesion in sponges? | Glycoprotein |
| What are connexons and which cell junction is found in? | Channel Proteins and Gap Junction |
| What’s the similarity and difference between Gap Junction and Plasmodesmata? | Both facilitate cell communication but Gap Junction is only found in Animal cells whereas Plasmodesmata in found in plant cells. |
| Name 4 factors that affect how fast a substance diffuses. | The diameter (smaller=faster)Temperature (higher=faster)Electric ChargeConcentration Gradient |
| Does osmosis require any type of metabolic energy? | No, it’s a completely passive process. |
| What are channel proteins in relation to ion channels and gated channels? | Ion channels are one type of channel proteins and ion channels have a gate that can be opened or closed – gated channels. |
| What is another name for symports and antiports due to how they both move 2 substances at once. | Coupled Transporters |
| The Sodium Potassium pump (Na+-K+ Pump) brings how many K+ ions into/out (Choose one) of the cell and how many Na+ ions into/out of the cell? | 2 K+ ion into the cell and 3 Na+ ions out of the cell |
| How does endocytosis occur (how does the structure of the cell change)? | The plasma membrane invaginates (folds inward) around molecules from outside the cell and forms a small pocket. The pocket deepens into a vesicle and detaches into the cell. |
| What type of proteins is inside the coated pits for receptor-mediated endocytosis? | Clathrin |
| What is the name of the process that moves materials out of the cell? | Exocytosis |