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What is the relative permeability of the plasma membrane based on?
What is the relative permeability of the plasma membrane based on?
What happens to a cell in a hypertonic solution?
What happens to a cell in a hypertonic solution?
Which type of solution has equal solute concentration compared to the cell?
Which type of solution has equal solute concentration compared to the cell?
Which type of transport involves the passage of water molecules from higher water content to lower water content?
Which type of transport involves the passage of water molecules from higher water content to lower water content?
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What type of transport involves the transfer of large water-soluble molecules or electrically charged molecules across the membrane with the help of integral proteins?
What type of transport involves the transfer of large water-soluble molecules or electrically charged molecules across the membrane with the help of integral proteins?
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What is the process of diffusion of salts (solutes) through a semi-permeable membrane called?
What is the process of diffusion of salts (solutes) through a semi-permeable membrane called?
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In which type of solution will a cell be swollen and possibly ruptured?
In which type of solution will a cell be swollen and possibly ruptured?
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What is the condition of a cell in an isotonic solution?
What is the condition of a cell in an isotonic solution?
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Which type of transport involves the passage of large polar molecules and ions across the plasma membrane?
Which type of transport involves the passage of large polar molecules and ions across the plasma membrane?
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In physiological transport (carrier-mediated transport), what assists in the transfer of large water-soluble molecules or electrically charged molecules across the membrane?
In physiological transport (carrier-mediated transport), what assists in the transfer of large water-soluble molecules or electrically charged molecules across the membrane?
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Which type of polysaccharide serves as a structural material found in arthropods?
Which type of polysaccharide serves as a structural material found in arthropods?
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What is the term for a long molecule built by linking together a large number of small, similar chemical subunits called monomers?
What is the term for a long molecule built by linking together a large number of small, similar chemical subunits called monomers?
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Which type of carbohydrates consist entirely of unbranched chains of α-glucose molecules?
Which type of carbohydrates consist entirely of unbranched chains of α-glucose molecules?
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What are sugar isomers with the empirical formula C6H12O6 that have identical chemical groups bonded to different carbon atoms called?
What are sugar isomers with the empirical formula C6H12O6 that have identical chemical groups bonded to different carbon atoms called?
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In which type of solution will a cell be swollen and possibly ruptured?
In which type of solution will a cell be swollen and possibly ruptured?
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What is responsible for the cohesive nature of water molecules?
What is responsible for the cohesive nature of water molecules?
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Which of the following is NOT a property that differentiates living things from non-living things?
Which of the following is NOT a property that differentiates living things from non-living things?
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What is the structural and functional unit of a living organism?
What is the structural and functional unit of a living organism?
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Which level of organization in complex multicellular organisms involves groups of different tissues?
Which level of organization in complex multicellular organisms involves groups of different tissues?
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What is responsible for the high surface tension of water?
What is responsible for the high surface tension of water?
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