Which event will increase the concentration gradient of sodium?
A. Decreasing permeability to potassium ions
B. Increasing activity of the sodium potassium pump
C. Increasing membrane permeability to sodium ions
D. Increasing membrane permeability to chloride ions
Answer: B
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A. The "alcoholic gene" has been found on the sex chromosome. B. There are no genetic factors associated with alcoholism. C. There are probably several "alcoholic genes" that interact with the environment. D. There are probably several "alcoholic genes" that influence us independent of the environment.
The looking chamber, which is a device used in visual perception research conducted with infants, was invented by
a. B. F. Skinner. b. Robert Fantz. c. Jerome Kagan. d. Jean Piaget.
The chief inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain is ____, and the chief excitatory neurotransmitter is ____
a. ?GABA; glutamate b. ?epinephrine; norepinephrine c. ?serotonin; dopamine d. ?acetylcholine; GABA
The term speciesism refers to:
a. the regulation on housing of research animals b. the notion that animals should not be subjected to pain c. the notion that animals should be granted the same moral status as that of humans d. none of these