When the cell is NOT sending signals, the electrical difference between the inside and outside of a neuronal membrane is specifically referred to as the
A. action potential.
B. graded potential.
C. resting potential.
D. membrane potential.
E. reversal potential.
C. resting potential.
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A) 500 B) 5,000 C) 70 D) 1,000 E) 1
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A. d - e - c - a - b - f B. e - c - a - b - f - d C. d - c - a - b - f - e D. e - c - b - a - f - d E. e - a - b - c - f - d
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A) Required RNA polymerase B) Requires a template DNA strand C) Requires a promoter D) Occurs on a ribosome in the cytoplasm E) Occurs before translation