Question

How can weak acids and weak bases cause pH stress to cells?

a. Weak bases will only cause pH stress at low pH.
b. If a cell has transporters that are not well regulated, weak acids or weak bases can accumulate inside the cells and cause stress.
c. Only weak acids can cause stress by diffusing across a membrane at low pH.
d. At certain pH levels, both weak acids or weak bases will be uncharged, and thus are small uncharged molecules that can diffuse across a membrane and cause pH stress inside the cell. e. Weak acids and weak bases do not cause stress.

Answer 1

b

Step-by-step explanation:

If a cell has transporters that are not well regulated, weak acids or weak bases can accumulate inside the cells and cause stress.