Campbell Biology in Focus
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780134710679
Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Rebecca Orr
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 5, Problem 5TYU
Which of the following processes includes all the others?
- A. osmosis
- B. diffusion of a solute across a membrane
- C. passive transport
- D. transport of an ion down its
electrochemical gradient
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