Transport of nutrients and other substances across the membrane of a plant and animal's cell takes place through various means such as osmosis, diffusion, and active transport. Transported substances either move from a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration or from a region...
Since the movement of substances in passive transport is downhill, kinetic energy is sufficient to drive the movement. In active transport, the movement is uphill and therefore needs a greater source of energy to power up the process. Typically, it uses chemical cellular energy in the form of...
TransportSystemof Organisms Problems faced by Multicellular Organisms: a)Big size-the total surface area to volume (TSA/V) is decreased . Rate of diffusion of substances into and out of all body cells is low. b)Cells are often located far away from the external surface of the body. How ...
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Answer to: Compare and contrast how plants and animals obtain and transport energy containing nutrients and nitrogen in general. By signing up,...
representing the key elements in the food chain and providing food sources for human beings and animals [8]. With the development of nanotechnology and application of nanomaterials, NPs may be exposed to plants for a long time, posing a negative impact on plant growth, and may even be exposed...
Honeybees are insects very sensitive to environmental pollution and at the same time very good indicators of the pollution levels for certain types of pollutants. The morphology and ethology of these insects make them perfect vectors for dust and substances, including heavy metals produced by anthropi...
Interest and research on the structure and function of channel proteins are increasing each day since their potential for biotechnological applications and the production of value-added substances has been noticed. In this part, potential application areas are given and the importance of different transp...
in the human body—usually in epithelia—and are responsible for the transfer of indispensable physiological substrates (e.g. lipids and heme), protection against potentially toxic substances, maintenance of fluid composition, and excretion of metabolic waste products. Derailed regulation and gene ...
Definition: The “uphill” transport of substances Table of Contents Active transport is a type of cellular transport in which substances (e.g. ions, glucose, and amino acids) are transported across a biological membrane towards the region that already contains a lot of such substances. Because...