Chapter 05 – Membranes
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62. Tetrodotoxin is a potent poison, produced by some newts, pufferfish, and blue-ringed
octopus that affects sodium transport involved with the voltage gates in neurons. A friend
swimming in the Caribbean is pricked by a pufferfish and gets very sick. The most likely
action the poison takes is
Clarify Question
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What is the key concept addressed by the question?
o The question asks about the effects of tetrodotoxin on ion movement in neurons.
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What type of thinking is required?
Gather Content
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What do you know about the effects of tetrodotoxin on ion movement in neurons? What
other information is related to the question?
Choose Answer
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Given what you now know, what information and/or problem solving approach is most
likely to produce the correct answer?
Reflect on Process
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Did your problem-solving process lead you to the correct answer? If not, where did the
process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a
more desirable result?