Organisms And Population Question 14
In old age the synthesis of collagen protein is badly affected. This is
Options:
A) Permeability which becomes very low
B) Permeability which becomes very high
C) Diffusion which becomes increasingly slow
D) Diffusion which becomes very high
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
Collagen in young age groups is not permeable, flexible and soluble so there is easy exchange of material between the cell cytoplasm and interstitial fluid through semipermeable cell membrane.
But with advancing age the collagen protein becomes less flexible, less soluble and more cross-linked.
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