When a Potassium Ion (K⁺)moves from the Soil into the Vacuole

question 4

Multiple Choice

When a potassium ion (K⁺) moves from the soil into the vacuole of a cell on the surface of a root,it must pass through several cellular structures.Which of the following correctly describes the order in which these structures will be encountered by the ion?

• A)plasma membrane → primary cell wall → cytoplasm → vacuole
• B)secondary cell wall → plasma membrane → primary cell wall → cytoplasm → vacuole
• C)primary cell wall → plasma membrane → cytoplasm → vacuole
• D)primary cell wall → plasma membrane → lysosome → cytoplasm → vacuole
• E)primary cell wall → plasma membrane → cytoplasm → secondary cell wall → vacuole

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Definitions:

Aerobic Respiration

A process in living organisms involving the production of energy, with oxygen as the final electron acceptor, and resulting in the production of carbon dioxide and water.

Electron Acceptor

A chemical entity that accepts electrons transferred to it from another compound, crucial in energy production and metabolic processes.

Aerobic Respiration

A metabolic process that uses oxygen to convert nutrients into energy, producing carbon dioxide and water as waste products.

Electron Transport Chain

A series of protein complexes located in the inner membrane of mitochondria or the thylakoid membrane of chloroplasts, involved in producing ATP through the process of oxidative phosphorylation.