The net diffusion of water across a plasma membrane is known as ________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


osmosis

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The splitting of water and the generation of oxygen occur where?  

A.  Photosystem I B.  The Krebs Cycle C.  The Calvin Cycle D.  Photosystem II

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Combinatorial control refers to the fact that:

A. each gene has its own unique enhancers found nowhere else on that chromosome. B. each gene has a unique combination of thousands of different enhancers. C. each gene has a unique combination of several different enhancers. D. each gene has a unique combination of several enhancers plus several dozen regulatory transcription factors. E. each gene has a unique combination of several regulatory transcription factors, each of which can combine with up to three dozen transcriptional complexes.

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Sodium chloride (NaCl) crystals (table salt) form as a result of:

A) hydrogen bonding. B) being chemically stable. C) covalent bonding. D) the attraction of oppositely charged particles for each other.

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The head of a sperm is capped with an organelle that contains glycoprotein-digesting enzymes. What is this organelle called?

A. Zona pellucida B. Acrosome C. Granulosa D. Neural cap E. Blastula

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