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What is the main characteristic of passive transport?
What is the main characteristic of passive transport?
Which process involves the movement of molecules across the phospholipid bilayer with the help of a transport/channel protein?
Which process involves the movement of molecules across the phospholipid bilayer with the help of a transport/channel protein?
What type of state is an animal cell in when placed in distilled water?
What type of state is an animal cell in when placed in distilled water?
If a substance moves from an area of low concentration to high concentration using a protein pump, what type of transport is this?
If a substance moves from an area of low concentration to high concentration using a protein pump, what type of transport is this?
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What happens to an animal cell placed in saltwater?
What happens to an animal cell placed in saltwater?
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Which process involves the movement of molecules to reach equilibrium between two sides of the cell membrane?
Which process involves the movement of molecules to reach equilibrium between two sides of the cell membrane?
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What is the primary difference between simple diffusion and facilitated diffusion?
What is the primary difference between simple diffusion and facilitated diffusion?
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Which type of transport involves the movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane?
Which type of transport involves the movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane?
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What characterizes active transport processes?
What characterizes active transport processes?
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Which process involves a cell engulfing or eating something?
Which process involves a cell engulfing or eating something?
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What is the key feature of protein pumps in active transport?
What is the key feature of protein pumps in active transport?
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What term describes a cell in which the same amount of water is going in as going out, resulting in equilibrium?
What term describes a cell in which the same amount of water is going in as going out, resulting in equilibrium?
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What is the main component that makes up the cell membrane?
What is the main component that makes up the cell membrane?
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Which type of cell transport does not require energy to move molecules across the membrane?
Which type of cell transport does not require energy to move molecules across the membrane?
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Which cellular structure helps keep the cell membrane intact by sticking its components together?
Which cellular structure helps keep the cell membrane intact by sticking its components together?
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In which type of transport is energy required to move substances across the cell membrane against the concentration gradient?
In which type of transport is energy required to move substances across the cell membrane against the concentration gradient?
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Which type of transport uses vesicles to transport large substances into or out of the cell?
Which type of transport uses vesicles to transport large substances into or out of the cell?
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