What Is a Porin

question 11

Multiple Choice

What is a porin?

• A) An inner membrane pore that allows proteins out into the cytoplasm
• B) Outer membrane pores that allow the membrane to "breathe"
• C) Substrates for enzymes that enable protein synthesis
• D) Outer membrane channels that permit the inflow of nutrients and the outflow of wastes

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Definitions:

Reflexes

Automatic, involuntary responses to specific stimuli.

Goal-Directed Behavior

Actions or series of actions that an individual initiates and maintains to achieve a specific objective.

Conservation

The principle that certain properties remain the same despite changes in the form of objects, or understanding the permanence of quantity despite changes in the shape or container.

Egocentrism

A cognitive characteristic in which an individual has difficulty seeing the world from perspectives other than their own, often observed in early childhood development.