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What are the functions of carrier protein?

Important Questions on Cell Membranes and Transport

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The containers X and Y have 1 litre of pure water and 1 litre of 0.1 M sugar solution, respectively. Which one of the following statements would be correct regarding their water potential Ψ and osmotic potential Ψs?

*Note: There were errors in original KVPY papers, and thus the options are modified here.

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Which of the following elements is responsible for maintaining turgor in cells?
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Which of the following physico-chemical techniques is commonly used to desalinate brackish water?
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The water potential ψp of pure water at standard temperature and atmospheric pressure is:
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Assertion (A): The flow of solvent molecules from a pure solvent to the solution through semipermeable membrane is osmosis.

Reason (R): Pure solvent molecules flow out of the solution through semipermeable membrane if a pressure larger than the osmotic pressure is applied to the solution side.

The correct answer is:

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If a plant is short of water, its leaves lose their firmness and the plants wilts.
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How do neutral solutes move across the plasma membrane? Can the polar molecules also move across it in the same way? If not, then how are these transported across the membrane?
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Explain why water molecules can pass through visking tubing, but starch molecules cannot.
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Why are all cells (prokaryotes and eukaryotes) surrounded by a cell surface membrane?
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Describe the events shown in the figure in terms of water potential.

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Give any five functions of plasma membrane found in prokaryotic cells.
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Explain why an animal cell bursts if placed in pure water.
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Briefly describe pinocytosis and phagocytosis. Differentiate between the two.
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Represent the union of two sets by Venn diagram for each of the following.

X={x | x is a prime number between 80 and 100}

Y={y | y is an odd number between 90 and 100}

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How do neutral solutes move across the plasma membrane? Can the polar molecules also move cross it in the same way? If not, then how are these transported across the membrane?
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Structure and function are correlatable in living organisms. Can you justify this by taking plasma membrane as an example?