What term is used to describe the movement of diss

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What term is used to describe the movement of dissolved particles along(or down) their concentration gradient?

A. endocytosis B. active transport C. osmosis D. diffusion

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Following the concentration gradient is a passive process. Choice C applies only to water molecules.

The combination of a sugar, a base and at least one phosphate group is given the general term of:

A. nucleoside B. amino acid C. polypeptide D. nucleotide

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: A nucleoside is a nucleotide without a phosphate group.

Muscle action can be classified as

A. sympathetic and parasympathetic B. voluntary and involuntary C. autonomic and sympathetic D. autonomic and voluntary

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Muscle actions are categorized as voluntary (controlled consciously) or involuntary (not under conscious control).

Simple Cuboidal Epithelium can be found "¦

A. at the surface of the skin. B. lining the trachea. C. lining blood vessels. D. lining the ovaries.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Simple cuboidal lines the ovaries.

Cells that remove damaged cells or pathogens from connective tissue are

A. fibroblasts. B. adipocytes. C. melanocytes. D. macrophages.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Macrophages remove debris and pathogens.

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