Human Physiology: From Cells to Systems (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781285866932
Author: Lauralee Sherwood
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 3, Problem 1TAHL
Which of the following methods of transport is being used to transfer the substance into the cell in the accompanying graph?
a. diffusion down a concentration gradient
b. osmosis
c. facilitated diffusion
d. active transport
e. vesicular transport
f. It is impossible to tell with the information provided.
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Human Physiology: From Cells to Systems (MindTap Course List)
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