Chapter 7, Problem 5TYU

Summary Introduction

To examine: The experimental treatment that will increase the rate of sucrose transport into a plant cell.

Introduction: A transporter is a protein that spans the lipid bilayer of a plasma membrane and helps the molecules, ions, and other solutes to pass through it. Active transport maintains the internal concentration of solutes that differ in concentration from the environment. Active transport requires energy expenditure to perform the work. The energy is supplied by the hydrolysis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP).