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What might happen to the contractile vacuoles in a paramecium if the organism were transferred from the culture medium into sea water

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Chapter3: Cells And How They Work

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Problem 3RQ: Distinguish between the following pairs of terms: a. diffusion; osmosis b. passive transport; active...

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