Questions:
Q1. Which of the following uses energy to transport molecules or ions against their concentration gradient?
- Voltage-gated Na+ channel
- Acetylcholine receptor
- Glucose transporter
- ATP-ADP transporter
- Na+/K+-ATPase
Q2. A membrane-spanning transporter protein that is also characterized as a "symporter" would be involved in which one of the following transport processes?
- Simple transport (e.g., lactose via Lac permease)
- Simultaneous transport of one type of molecule into the cell and a different molecule out of the cell (e.g., Na+ “pump” to move Na+ out of the cell)
- Transport of potassium ions into the cell without any other ion or molecule being transported in any direction
- Unidirectional transport into the cell of only one type of molecule (found in very low concentration in the periplasm) using the ATP-driven ABC translocation system
Q3. The sodium-potassium pump passes
- more Na+ out than K+ in
- K+ out and Na+ in on a one-for-one basis
- Na+ out and K+ in on a one-for-one basis
- K+ and Na+ in the same direction