11th Class Biology Transportation in Animals and Plants

  • question_answer 57)
    How is if that the intra cellular levels ofK+ are higher than extracellular levels in animal cells?

    Answer:

                      Ion channels are 'gated', i.e., they may be open or closed. The ATPase create a charge imbalance across the plasma membrane by carrying out of the cell forevery  ion carried inside making the inside negative relative to outside. The membrane is said to be polarised. That is the reason the intracellular levels of  are higher than extracellular levels in animals cells. Showing ion balance in animal cell


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