Transport
Osmosis
Osmosis is the process of equalizing concentrations, the solution with higher concentration will move through a semipermeable membrane. For example if you were to place a bag of salt water into a cup of water, in an hour or so the salt water in the bag would move out into the water in the cup. The Galapagos tortoise has to maintain and equal amount of salt in and outside of there bodies just like humans do as we go to the beach, the tortoise lives on an island so when going out to the shore this process occurs.
Simple Diffusion
Simple diffusion is the force that moves a substance across a membrane. This type of diffusion does not require integral membrane protein to help it pass through the membrane. In a tortoise's body blood is pumped everywhere in the body with active energy requiring pumps, but when blood is supplied to the skin, simple diffusion is used.
Active Transport
Osmosis
Osmosis is the process of equalizing concentrations, the solution with higher concentration will move through a semipermeable membrane. For example if you were to place a bag of salt water into a cup of water, in an hour or so the salt water in the bag would move out into the water in the cup. The Galapagos tortoise has to maintain and equal amount of salt in and outside of there bodies just like humans do as we go to the beach, the tortoise lives on an island so when going out to the shore this process occurs.
Simple Diffusion
Simple diffusion is the force that moves a substance across a membrane. This type of diffusion does not require integral membrane protein to help it pass through the membrane. In a tortoise's body blood is pumped everywhere in the body with active energy requiring pumps, but when blood is supplied to the skin, simple diffusion is used.
Active Transport
Cell Membrane
Growth
Galapagos Tortoise Life Cycle
- Website Title: Life Cycle - Galapagos Tortoise, T.K., 2012
- Article Title: Life Cycle - Galapagos Tortoise, T.K., 2012
- Date Accessed: March 23, 2015
DNA
ATG CCT TTA CAT TGA
TAC GGA AAT GTA ACT
mRNA
AUG CCU UUA CAU UGA
Translation
Met or Start/Pro/Leu/His/Stop
Chromosomes
Galapagos tortoises have 26 pairs of chromosomes, in which having 52 chromosomes in total.
- Website Title: Discovering Galapagos
- Article Title: Chromosome - Discovering Galapagos
- Date Accessed: March 23, 2015