Define permeability

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Permeability is the plasma membrane property that precisely determines which substances can enter or leave the cytoplasm.

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A) diet B) muscle attachments C) mechanical stress D) hormones E) All of the answers are correct.

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Organisms that are poikilothermic ______

A) maintain their body temperature range even though the external temperature is changing B) lack internal homeostatic temperature regulatory mechanisms C) maintain their body temperature range even though the external temperature is changing and lack internal homeostatic temperature regulatory mechanisms D) have temperature fluctuations that coincide with the external temperature and lack internal homeostatic temperature regulatory mechanisms E) have temperature fluctuations that coincide with the external temperature

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Which genetic disorder results in an infant being born without a functional immune system?

A. Elephantiasis B. Lymphoma C. Severe combined immunodeficiency disease D. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome E. Human immunodeficiency virus

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Number of secondary (permanent) teeth

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