Transport In Plants Question 3

Question: A group of students are studying the transport of certain type of molecules in a cell. They observe that the transport slows down when the cells are treated with poison, a chemical, which inhibits energy production. But when studying molecules, which are in normal conditions, it is estimated that molecules are probably transported by the process of?

Options:

A) Osmosis

B) active transport

C) Facilitated diffusion

D) simple diffusion

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

[b] In active transport, the movement of solutes occur against the concentration gradient or chemical potential gradient with the expenditure of energy