Tutorial 3 : Lecture Unit 2 and 3 – 11-15 March 2024

1. Discuss the formation of membrane proteins on both the inner and outer surfaces of the plasma
membrane.

2. A cell cannot produce beta-tubulin. Describe all the consequences for the cell.

3. If cadherins were absent, which cell junctions would be affected, and what would the
implications be for cell and tissue structural integrity.

4. Describe how a lysosome originates and compare it with that of a vesicle in the cell. Discuss why
both are considered part of the endomembrane system.

5. Where does most of a plant’s biomass come from? Explain your answer.

6. You have to engineer a plant that does not produce oxygen as a by-product. Explain what you
would do and why.

7. Complete the following chart

Photosynthesis
Overall word equation
Overall chemical equation:
Reactants
Products
Occurs in which organisms?
Occurs in which organelle and
compartments?
Which membrane of organelle?
Main function?
Production of ATP?
What powers ATP synthase?
Electron source:
Final electron acceptor in E.T.C.:

8. In which cellular compartment would the following take place or be located? Be very specific in
your answer.

Description Cellular compartment

Calvin cycle reactions

Decrease in pH during electron transport with
water as electron donor
Increase in pH during electron transport with
NADP+ as the final electron acceptor
9. How many of the following substances would be required to produce six (6) glyceraldehyde-3-
phosphate molecules?

Molecule Number required

ATP
NADH
Carbon dioxide
Ribulose biphosphate