Anatomy & Physiology
1st Edition
ISBN: 9781938168130
Author: Kelly A. Young, James A. Wise, Peter DeSaix, Dean H. Kruse, Brandon Poe, Eddie Johnson, Jody E. Johnson, Oksana Korol, J. Gordon Betts, Mark Womble
Publisher: OpenStax College
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Chapter 3, Problem 9RQ
Choose the answer that best completes the following analogy: Diffusion is to ________ as endocytosis is to ________.
a. filtration; phagocytosis
b. osmosis; pinocytosis
c. solutes; fluid
d. gradient; chemical energy
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