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