Sodium ions are more concentrated in the extracellular fluid than in the intracellular fluid. This is an example of

A) osmotic equilibrium.
B) electrical disequilibrium.
C) chemical disequilibrium.
D) failed homeostasis.


C) chemical disequilibrium.

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A) amylase B) glucoamylase C) oligosaccharidase D) sucrase

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A) plasma membrane B) nucleus C) mitochondria D) smooth endoplasmic reticulum E) rough endoplasmic reticulum

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The genetic code is

A. the correspondence between a specific amino acid and a specific gene. B. the correspondence between a DNA nucleotide and an RNA nucleotide. C. the correspondence between a gene and a genome. D. the correspondence between a sequence of three DNA nucleotides and a specific amino acid.

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