24. Since the relative concentration of water in the
pond in which a paramecium (a single-celled
organism) lives is greater than the concentra-
tion of water in its cytoplasm, water molecules
constantly move from the pond into the
paramecium. The best long-term solution to
the problem of maintaining a stable internal
environment is for the paramecium to
(1) change the water into carbon dioxide and
excrete it
(2) store water molecules
(3) incorporate water molecules into its
structure
(4) actively transport water molecules out of
its cell
Which is the answer?

Active transport is a mediated process that requires an energy input and the use of specialized membrane proteins to move against the concentration gradient. These proteins require energy in the form of adenosine triphosphate or ATP in order to facilitate necessary conformational changes to the large protein molecules to alter the spatial location of the molecule. For instance, with Na+, K+ pumps in cell membranes.

The paramecium would need to move the water molecules against their concentration gradient, out of the cell. Thus it would need to use active transport to pump water out and maintain its osmotic balance.

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