The sodium-potassium pump functions to pump:

What will be an ideal response?


sodium out of a cell and potassium ions into the cell

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I) Action potentials move in the opposite direction on the axon. II) Action potentials move more slowly along the axon. III) No action potentials are transmitted. A) only I B) only II C) only III D) only II and III E) only I and II

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In the international division of labor, one reason for China's role as a major producer of everything from shoes to toys is the endless supply of people who will work for ________ an hour

A) nothing B) 6 cents C) 60 cents D) 6 dollars E) 60 dollars

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Ruminants have ____ chamber(s) in their stomachs

a. one b. two c. three d. four e. five

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During which stage do two tRNAs properly align their two amino acids so that they may be chemically attached to one another? 

A. translation B. transcription C. replication D. mutation

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