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Bioknowledgy Quick Quiz On Membrane Transport (1.4) : (19 Marks)
Bioknowledgy Quick Quiz On Membrane Transport (1.4) : (19 Marks)
4)
B. Vesicle formation
C. Use of ATP
D. Secretion
(Total 1 mark)
4. When observing the behaviour of a vesicle in a cell, what identifies it as a vesicle only involved in
exocytosis?
C. Secretion of material
(b) Compare and contrast simple diffusion with facilitated diffusion as mechanisms to transport
solutes across membranes.
(5)
Simple diffusion is a type of passive transport which, as the name suggests, is simply the
unassisted movement of solute which occurs when its electrochemical potentials on the two
sides of a permeable barrier are different. Facilitated diffusion is the process of biological
transport in which specific structural components of biological membranes interact with
particular solutes or classes of solutes, markedly increasing the rates at which they can
cross the membrane.
Phagocytosis – The process by which solid substances are ingested (usually to be transported to
the lysosome)
Pinocytosis – The process by which liquids / dissolved substances are ingested (allows faster
entry than via protein channels)
(d) Distinguish between active and passive movements of materials across plasma membranes,
using named examples.
(4)
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