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What is the driving force for the sodium-potassium pump?
What is the driving force for the sodium-potassium pump?
Which of the following describes the movement of ions by the sodium-potassium pump?
Which of the following describes the movement of ions by the sodium-potassium pump?
Which type of transport is supplied by glucose carriers?
Which type of transport is supplied by glucose carriers?
Which of the following can be true of both active transport and facilitated diffusion?
Which of the following can be true of both active transport and facilitated diffusion?
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What describes the concentration of ions when the cell is at rest?
What describes the concentration of ions when the cell is at rest?
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Which solute would diffuse the fastest across a membrane?
Which solute would diffuse the fastest across a membrane?
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Which factor does NOT influence the rate of simple diffusion across a membrane?
Which factor does NOT influence the rate of simple diffusion across a membrane?
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Which transport mechanism was used for solutes through the dialysis membrane?
Which transport mechanism was used for solutes through the dialysis membrane?
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Through which membranes would sodium chloride diffuse?
Through which membranes would sodium chloride diffuse?
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Which process is NOT considered passive transport?
Which process is NOT considered passive transport?
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When solutes are evenly distributed throughout a solution, the solution is said to have reached what state?
When solutes are evenly distributed throughout a solution, the solution is said to have reached what state?
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Which statement about plasma membrane characteristics is NOT true?
Which statement about plasma membrane characteristics is NOT true?
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What occurs to facilitated diffusion when protein carriers become saturated?
What occurs to facilitated diffusion when protein carriers become saturated?
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Which statement about facilitated diffusion is FALSE?
Which statement about facilitated diffusion is FALSE?
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Which reason would NOT require facilitated diffusion for a solute?
Which reason would NOT require facilitated diffusion for a solute?
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What would increase the rate of facilitated diffusion?
What would increase the rate of facilitated diffusion?
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Which substance is NOT capable of generating osmotic pressure?
Which substance is NOT capable of generating osmotic pressure?
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What condition would result in NO change in osmotic pressure across a membrane?
What condition would result in NO change in osmotic pressure across a membrane?
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If a cell with an intracellular concentration of 10 mM is placed in a 20 mM solution, which statement is true?
If a cell with an intracellular concentration of 10 mM is placed in a 20 mM solution, which statement is true?
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Which statement about osmosis is FALSE?
Which statement about osmosis is FALSE?
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What is indicated by a hypertonic solution?
What is indicated by a hypertonic solution?
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What happens when a membrane is impermeable to solutes?
What happens when a membrane is impermeable to solutes?
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Osmotic pressure is typically measured in which of the following units?
Osmotic pressure is typically measured in which of the following units?
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Which factor is NOT required for the process of filtration?
Which factor is NOT required for the process of filtration?
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What determines whether a solute appears in the filtrate?
What determines whether a solute appears in the filtrate?
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What results from increasing pressure above the beaker in a filtration setup?
What results from increasing pressure above the beaker in a filtration setup?
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Which of the following was NOT observed during the filtration activity with the 200 MWCO membrane?
Which of the following was NOT observed during the filtration activity with the 200 MWCO membrane?
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An example of filtration occurs in the kidneys when:
An example of filtration occurs in the kidneys when:
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The sodium-potassium pump primarily transports:
The sodium-potassium pump primarily transports:
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