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#Question id: 313


What is the difference between a particle being hydrated versus being solvated?

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology
  1. A hydrated particle is surrounded by a shell of water. A solvated molecule is surrounded by a shell of solvent molecules, not necessarily water.

  2. The terms hydrated and solvated mean exactly the same thing.

  3. A hydrated particle has reacted with hydrogen. A solvated particle is dissolved in a solvent.

  4. The word hydrated is used only when the solute is an electrolyte.

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#Question id: 2245

#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

Which of these statements is generally true of integral membrane proteins?

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#Question id: 2246

#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

Which of the following statements describe(s) the typical biomembrane?

a. It may include different types of lipid molecules.

b. The lipid molecules in the membrane are attached to each other though covalent bonds.

c. All lipids and proteins in the biomembrane are equally mobile.

d. It contains a hydrophilic core.

e. It has a cytosolic face and an exoplasmic face.

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#Question id: 2247

#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

When computing the osmotic pressure that must be placed across the membrane to stop the flow of water, what is the glucose osmotic equivalent of 1 M CaCl2?

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#Question id: 2248

#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

The movement of Na+ ions into an animal cell

a. has a positive ΔG value.                 

b. is energetically favorable.

c. is chemically favorable.                  

d. drives the export of Ca2+ in muscle cells.

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#Question id: 2249

#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

In intestinal lumen epithelial cells, which of the following occurs by passive transport?

a. import of Na+ on the apical side    

b. export of Na+ on the basal side

c. import of glucose on the apical side           

d. export of glucose on the basal side

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#Question id: 2250

#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

Which of the following is true about cystic fibrosis?