The principal force driving movement in diffusion is _______.

a) membrane surface area
b) concentration gradient
c) temperature
d) particle size


Ans: b) concentration gradient

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All amino acids are characterized by

A. an amino group and a peptide bond. B. a carboxyl group and a peptide bond. C. the presence of two R groups. D. an amino group and a carboxyl group. E. none of these.

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The part of the brain that controls the basic responses necessary to maintain life (such as breathing and heartbeat) is the ____.

A. medulla oblongata B. corpus callosum C. pineal gland D. cerebellum E. cerebral cortex

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According to the _________________ theory, early undifferentiated lymphocytes in the embryo and fetus undergo a continuous series of divisions and genetic changes that generate hundreds of millions of different cell types, each carrying a particular receptor.

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