Microbiology: With Diseases By... -Access
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ISBN: 9780134626369
Author: BAUMAN
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 3, Problem 1MC
A cell may allow a large or charged chemical to move across the cytoplasmic membrane, down the chemical’s electrical and chemical gradients, in a process called ______________________.
- a. active transport
- b. facilitated diffusion
- c. endocytosis
- d. pinocytosis
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