AIIMS 2012
- Exam
- AIIMS
- Year
- 2012
- Subject
- Botany
- Chapter
- Transport in Plants
AIIMS 2012 · Botany · Transport in Plants
Na^ + / K^ + pump is associated with
pump is associated with
Options
- Apassive transport
- Bactive transport
- Cosmosis
- Dimbibition.
Correct answer
B. active transport
Step-by-step solution
Sodium-potassium pump is a membrane transport protein that exchanges sodium ions \left(\mathrm{Na}^{+}\right). It transports outwards for into the cell, thus maintaining the differential concentrations of each ion across the plasma membrane. The process requires energy in the form of ATP, being a form of active transport.