Biological Science (6th Edition)

by Freeman, Scott; Quillin, Kim; Allison, Lizabeth; Black, Michael; Taylor, Emily; Podgorski, Greg; Carmichael Jeff

Published by Benjamin Cummings

ISBN 10: 0321976495

ISBN 13: 978-0-32197-649-9

Chapter 6 - Lipids, Membranes, and the First Cells - Review - Page 139: 8

Answer

Option (b)

Work Step by Step

The pump facilitates the movement of three sodium ions to the exterior and two potassium ions to the interior of the cell by activating ATPase activity though it is not against the concentration gradient.

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