Question

cell disruption is used to:

select one:
a. break cells open to release product
b. remove salts from water
c. condense vapor
d. increase pressure

Explanation:

Define cell disruption

Cell disruption is a method or process used in biotechnology and biochemistry to release biological molecules from inside a cell.

Analyze the options

• a. Break cells open to release product: This directly matches the definition of cell disruption, which breaks the cell wall or membrane to harvest intracellular proteins, organelles, or other products.
• b. Remove salts from water: This describes desalination or deionization, not cell disruption.
• c. Condense vapor: This describes condensation, a physical phase change.
• d. Increase pressure: While high pressure can be a mechanism used to cause cell disruption (e.g., French press or high-pressure homogenization), increasing pressure itself is a physical action, not the purpose of cell disruption.

Select the correct option

Option (a) is the only choice that correctly describes the purpose of cell disruption.

Answer:

• a. Break cells open to release product (Correct answer)
• b. Remove salts from water
• c. Condense vapor
• d. Increase pressure