A friend is conducting an experiment in which they are water…
A friend is conducting an experiment in which they are watering and weighing plants periodically. Over time, the plants have an increase in weight. Your friend concludes that the plant is absorbing the water and therefore there is an increase in weight. Having just studied photosynthesis, you know this is an inaccurate conclusion. What is more likely the cause of the plant weight gain?
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You are studying cellular respiration in cultured cells. By mistake you add a bacterium that is known to stop the process of cellular respiration. To understand the mechanism, you notice the buildup of pyruvate and the presence of H+ ions outside of the mitochondria and the cells die due to a severe reduction of ATP inside the cell. What is the most likely effect the bacteria are having in these cells to cause the observed results?
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