A researcher uses the chemical inhibitor cyanide to reduce ATP production in a neuron. What would be one effect of preventing ATP production?
A) The sodium and potassium channels would all be closed.
B) The membrane would become more permeable to sodium.
C) Disruption to the normal "resting" distribution of potassium and sodium ions.
D) A physical breakdown of the plasma membrane would occur.

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ATP is required for the function of the sodium-potassium pump, which helps maintain the normal distribution of potassium and sodium ions across the neuron's plasma membrane. Without ATP, the pump would not function properly, leading to a disruption of the resting distribution of ions.

A Researcher Uses the Chemical Inhibitor Cyanide to Reduce ATP