When a Nutrient Moves from an Area of Higher Concentration

question 13

Short Answer

When a nutrient moves from an area of higher concentration into an absorptive cell where the concentration is lower, this is called _______________

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Definitions:

Protoplasts

Plant, bacterial, or fungal cells with the cell wall removed, leaving the plasma membrane, cytoplasm, and organelles intact.

Transgenic Plants

Plants that have been genetically modified to contain and express genes from other species.

Cell Wall

A rigid layer that lies outside the cell membrane of plants, fungi, and bacteria, providing structural support and protection.

Human Genome Project

an international scientific research project with the goal of determining the sequence of nucleotide base pairs that make up human DNA, and of identifying and mapping all of the genes of the human genome.