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What is moving a solute against the concentration gradient?
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Active tansport
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What does active transport require?
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Energy (ATP)
Membrane Protein |
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What do you use to do Active Transport?
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An Na+/K+ pump
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How does active transport work?
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In a carrier protein, phosphate is linked on and Na+ is released to the outside of the cell, then the potassium can link on and go to the inside of the cell. And the process is started over. Requires ATP
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What is hydrolysis?
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The breaking of polymers into smaller units
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How much of our energy goes into the process of active transport?
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30 % of our daily energy
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What does active transport occur?
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The Nervous System
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What is an estuary?
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Where river meets ocean
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At low tide the scuda and plants are in a hypotonic solution. What will the water do?
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Enter the cells by osmosis
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