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Exercise 1: Cell Transport Mechanisms and Permeability: Activity 2: Simulated Facilitated Diffusion Lab Report
1. Molecules need a carrier protein to help them move across a membrane because
You correctly answered: d. they are lipid insoluble or they are too large.
4. Which of the following would not affect the rate of facilitated diffusion?
You correctly answered: a. the amount of intracellular ATP
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Experiment Results
Predict Question:
Predict Question 1: What effect do you think increasing the number of protein carriers will have on the glucose transport
rate?
Your answer : b. The glucose transport rate will increase.
Predict Question 2: What effect do you think adding Na+ Cl- will have on the glucose transport rate?
Your answer : c. There will be no change in the glucose transport rate.
Describe the conditions that resulted in the fastest rate of glucose transport.
You correctly answered: d. 700 glucose carrier proteins and 8 mM glucose
Experiment Data:
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Post-lab Quiz Results
You scored 100% by answering 4 out of 4 questions correctly.
2. For facilitated diffusion, increasing the concentration of glucose on one side of the membrane is the same as
You correctly answered: b. making the concentration gradient steeper
3. When all of the membrane carriers are engaged, or busy, we say they are
You correctly answered: a. saturated.
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Review Sheet Results
1. Explain one way in which facilitated diffusion is the same as simple diffusion and one way in which it is different from
simple diffusion.
Your answer:
The facilitated diffusion and simple diffusion correspond to passive transport, they are in favor
to concentration gradient ( toward lower concentration).
The facilitated diffusion needs proteins to transport substances, instead the simple diffusion doesn't need these.
2. The larger value obtained when more glucose carriers were present corresponds to an increase in the rate of glucose
transport. Explain why the rate increased. How well did the results compare with your prediction?
Your answer:
Because increasing the number of protein carriers will increase the glucose transport rate.
3. Explain your prediction for the effect Na+ Cl- might have on glucose transport. In other words, explain why you picked
the choice that you did. How well did the results compare with your prediction?
Your answer:
When adding Na+ Cl-, It isn't necessary for the transport of glucose because the carrier is only moving glucose.
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