A cell is placed in a solution of large carbohydrate molecules tagged with a red dye. Soon the cell is dark red, showing a concentration of the nutrient much higher than the external solution. We add a reagent that blocks the use of ATP. What result would you expect from this experiment?
A) The nutrient would continue to rapidly enter the cell by diffusion because as a nutrient it is constantly being used in cell metabolism, so the cell will become more red.
B) The color will remain the same since all future transfer will stop.
C) The color will fade as the import of the nutrient stops and diffusion evens the concentrations as it moves the nutrient molecules out of the cell.
D) The cell will continue to get darker since the import of the nutrient does not involve ATP.
E) The cell will die without access to ATP.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Blocking ATP use inhibits active transport mechanisms that concentrate substances inside the cell, so the nutrient import stops, and the color remains the same.

A Cell Is Placed in a Solution of Large Carbohydrate