the sodium-potassium (Na+/K+) pump transports both sodium and potassium their concentration gradients in a process called
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The sodium-potassium pump a. works through a series of conformational changes to move sodium and potassium ions across a membrane. b. is a symporter. c. moves sodium down its concentration gradient and potassium against its concentration gradient. d. All of the above
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Following the development of a concentration gradient for potassium by the sodium-potassium ATPase pump, what would happen if a potassium ion channel in the cell membrane were to be left open? Sodium would flow out of the cell down its concentration gradient. Potassium would flow out of the cell down its concentration gradient. Sodium would flow into the cell down its concentration gradient. Potassium would flow into the cell down its concentration gradient.
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The sodium-potassium pump is an example of a symporter that uses active transport to move Na+ ions and K+ ions across the cell membrane against their concentration gradients. true or false
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