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Cell Membranes Problem Set

Problem 9: Water flow solution

The system used by protozoa to help control the flow of water into the cell is:

A. tugor pressure against the cell wall.
B.

a pump in the cytoplasm that squeezes out water.

Yes, a membrane bound contractile vesicle collects water that enters the cell by osmosis. A microfilament contractile system squeezes the accumulated water back into the aqueous medium.

C. the Na+ K+ ATPase of the cell membrane.
D. the lysosome, used to secrete water in animal cells.

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