Write a single sentence, using no more than 25 words, to summarize each of the following cellular processes:
Mitosis

A patient is admitted to the hospital and given intravenous (IV) fluids. Four hours later, the patient complains that his mouth and eyes feel dry. You notice that he displays signs of dehydration, and when you check his IV, you see that he was given the wrong kind of fluids. Were these fluids likely hypotonic, isotonic, or hypertonic? Explain.

A hypothetical poison prevents transcription factors from binding to the gene for tubulin proteins. What impact would this have on mitosis, and why?

A popular science fiction program once had an episode that featured an 'intron virus' that 'turned on' the introns in the genes, causing the synthesis of abnormal proteins. The episode may have been entertaining, but its premise had a large flaw about the nature of introns. What was the flaw?

Epithelial cells of the kidneys have pumps that drive the transcellular transport of sodium ions.

The movement of sodium ions drives the transcellular transport of water. Explain why water follows sodium. (Connects to Chapter 3)

What effect would the hypothetical poison of question 3 have on other functions of the cell? Explain.

Write a single sentence, using no more than 25 words, to summarize each of the following cellular processes:

DNA synthesis