Sanshool, a compound found in Sichuan peppers, is used in making spicy Asian food. It is known to inhibit a subset of potassium leak channels involved in maintaining the resting membrane potential. What effect do you think sanshool would have on the membrane potential

Explanation:

In this specific scenario, the sanshool would cause the resting potential  to elevate into less negative values thus making it easier to excite the neuron . In a standard scenario, the resting potential of neurons is about -70 mV and at the resting potential the concentration of ions is kept constant through Na+/K+ pumps.

step 1 ammonium can be absorbed by plants, but some is converted into nitrates which are better for plants to absorb. this is called nitrification. 2. step 2 the deer eats the plants and uses the nitrogen-containing proteins for cell growth. 3. step 3 bacteria in the soil conduct nitrogen fixation to convert nitrogen gas from the atmosphere into ammonium. 4. step 4 some of the nitrates are absorbed back into plants, but denitrification breaks down the nitrates into nitrogen gas released back into the atmosphere. 5. step 5 nitrogen is found in the urine, which gets broken down into ammonium through the process of ammonification. 6. step 6 plants absorb the ammonium and begin assimilation, the process to add the nitrogen to protein.