Classify each scenario below as to primarily which type of work is being done.
1. maintaining a concentration gradient across a membrane
2. working on a dock, loading and unloading boxes into trucks all day
3. wound healing, recovering from surgery
4. enlarging one's muscles through body-building exercises
5. bringing glucose molecules inside brain cells so one can think
6. a thoroughbred horse, or greyhound dog, running around the track
A. chemical work
B. transport work
C. mechanical work
1. B. transport work
2. C. mechanical work
3. A. chemical work
4. A. chemical work
5. B. transport work
6. C. mechanical work
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