A local potential
A. transmits information from one cell to another.
B. does not occur until threshold.
C. does not alter resting membrane potential.
D. increases or decreases in direct proportion to the stimulus strength.
E. might be a depolarization event but cannot be a hyperpolarization event.
Answer: D
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