A __________ Is Adapted to Limited Amounts of Water

question 41

Multiple Choice

A __________ is adapted to limited amounts of water.

• A)mesophyte
• B)hydrophyte
• C)xerophyte
• D)sciophyte

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Definitions:

Facilitated Transport

Passive transfer of a substance into or out of a cell along a concentration gradient by a process that requires a protein carrier.

Carrier Proteins

Proteins that facilitate the transport of specific substances across a cell membrane by changing shape.

Glucose Carrier

Proteins that facilitate the transport of glucose across cell membranes, via mechanisms such as facilitated diffusion.

Urea

A nitrogenous waste product formed in the liver, important in the metabolic breakdown of proteins and excreted in urine.