The following will increase the rate of diffusion except which factor?

A) increased temperature
B) increased concentration
C) increased molecular weight
D) shorter distances


Ans: C) increased molecular weight

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What will be an ideal response?

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Organic acids, or metabolic acids, are generated during the normal process of

A) metabolism. B) metabolic generation of water. C) exhalation. D) reabsorption. E) active secretion.

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The one-way propagation of action potentials down an axon is primarily due to

A) sodium ion depletion. B) potassium ion depletion. C) the absolute refractory period. D) ATP loss.

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The process by which antibodies bind to antigenic sites on viruses or toxins, rendering them incapable of binding to other cells, is called

A) opsonization. B) activation. C) agglutination. D) precipitation. E) neutralization.

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