There are too many potassium ions inside a cell. As a result, the cell
membrane expands and bursts. Which problem was the cell most likely
having?
O
A. The cell is unable to spontaneously generate.
O
B. The cell was unable to maintain a stable internal environment.
O
C. The cell is unable to build more protein molecules.
O
D. The cell is unable to produce water molecules inside the cell.
SUBMIT

the cell was unable to maintain a stable internal environment.

Explanation:

lysosome is this part of the cell is surrounded by a very thick outer membrane to protect the rest of the cell from its strong enzymes.

step 1: initiation

initiation is the beginning of transcription. it occurs when the enzyme rna polymerase binds to a region of a gene called the promoter. this signals the dna to unwind so the enzyme can ‘‘read’’ the bases in one of the dna strands. the enzyme is now ready to make a strand of mrna with a complementary sequence of bases.

step 2: elongation

elongation is the addition of nucleotides to the mrna strand. rna polymerase reads the unwound dna strand and builds the mrna molecule, using complementary base pairs. there is a brief time during this process when the newly formed rna is bound to the unwound dna. during this process, an adenine (a) in the dna binds to an uracil (u) in the rna.

step 3: termination

termination is the ending of transcription, and occurs when rna polymerase crosses a stop (termination) sequence in the gene. the mrna strand is complete, and it detaches from dna.