Concepts of Biology

1st Edition

ISBN: 9781938168116

Author: Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise

Publisher: OpenStax College

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Chapter 3, Problem 14RQ

Active transport must function continuously because_______.

a. plasma membranes wear out

b. cells must be in constant motion

c. facilitated transport opposes active transport

d. diffusion is constantly moving the solutes in the other direction

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