Active transport

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What type of protein does a.t involve?
Carrier protein
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Which molecules provide the energy of a.t?
ATP
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Which enzyme catalyses the hydrolysis of ATP to break one bond creating 2 molecules of ATP?
ATPase
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Is a.t a one way or two way system?
One way (OUT)
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What is moved into the cell in the sodium pump?
Potassium ions
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What is moved out of the cell in the sodium pump?
Sodium ions
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Which system is the sodium pump important in?
Nervous system
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Each nerve impulse depends on an influx of ______ ions through the axon ________
Sodium, membrane
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These ions have to be actively pumped ___ __ the neurone again so that another impulse can pass
Out of
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In which cells does a.t only take place in?
Living and respiring cells
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Which two factors affect the rate of respiration and therefore ATP production?
Temperature, Oxygen concentration
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What is phagocytosis?
Cell "eating" ie: ingestion of bacteria
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What is Pinocytosis?
Cell "drinking" ie: fluid taken into minute vesicles
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