Define active transport
What will be an ideal response?
The process that allows the pumping of a substance from an area of lower concentration across a membrane to an area of higher concentration.
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a. phagocytosis b. extracellular release of destructive lysosomal enzymes c. release from macrophages of lactoferrin, which binds iron needed for bacterial multiplication d. lysing of bacteria by the complement system's membrane attack complex e. all of the above
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A. d - e - b - a - c B. c - d - e - a - b C. e - d - a - c - b D. d - b - e - a - c E. c - a - b - e - d
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).