How does osmosis differ from diffusion?
What will be an ideal response?
Osmosis is the diffusion of water from area of high concentration to low concentration, while diffusion is the movement of solutes from high concentration to low concentration.
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A) burning carbon stored as fossil fuels or biomass, thus increasing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. B) decreasing the primary productivity of the oceans, resulting in increased atmospheric carbon dioxide. C) burning methane hydrates to produce electricity. D) acidifying the ocean, resulting in the release of large amounts of dissolved carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
In skeletal muscle contraction, which of the following is the neurotransmitter released at the axon
terminal to trigger an action potential in the muscle cell?
a. troponin b. Ca2+ c. tropomyosin d. ATP e. acetylcholine
The fluid nature of the membranes is attributed to a lateral movement of
A. pumps such as the proton pump. B. phospholipid molecules. C. the entire lipid bilayer. D. antigen molecules. E. protein channels.
Streptomyces bacteria are responsible for the production of an "earthy" aroma (often after a rain), which is due to the metabolites they make that are collectively called
a. butylated ethers. b. geosmin. c. loam. d. tannins.