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Which term best describes a positively charged ion in an
aqueous solution?
Cation
Cofactor
Anion
Electrolyte
Salt - Answer: Cation
What structure makes up the outer boundaries of human cells?
Capsule
Plasma membrane
Peptidoglycan
Endoplasmic reticulum
Cell wall - Answer: Plasma membrane
,What term can be described as the diffusion of water across a
semi-permeable membrane from an area of low solute
concentration to an area of high solute concentration?
Endocytosis
Facilitated diffusion
Osmosis
Primary active transport
Simple diffusion - Answer: Osmosis
Which organ monitors and maintains the water-electrolyte
balance?
Heart
Skeletal muscle
Kidneys
Skin
Liver - Answer: Kidneys
Which solution would cause a cell placed in it to lose volume as
water leaves the cell?
Hypotonic
, Distilled water
Hypertonic
Viscous
Isotonic - Answer: Hypertonic
Which electrolyte is the most abundant cation found in the
extracellular fluid?
Bicarbonate
Magnesium
Sodium
Chloride
Calcium - Answer: Sodium
Which is not a common way for water to be lost from the body?
Tears
Urination
Sweating
Exhalation
Defecation - Answer: Tears
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Which term best describes a positively charged ion in an
aqueous solution?
Cation
Cofactor
Anion
Electrolyte
Salt - Answer: Cation
What structure makes up the outer boundaries of human cells?
Capsule
Plasma membrane
Peptidoglycan
Endoplasmic reticulum
Cell wall - Answer: Plasma membrane
,What term can be described as the diffusion of water across a
semi-permeable membrane from an area of low solute
concentration to an area of high solute concentration?
Endocytosis
Facilitated diffusion
Osmosis
Primary active transport
Simple diffusion - Answer: Osmosis
Which organ monitors and maintains the water-electrolyte
balance?
Heart
Skeletal muscle
Kidneys
Skin
Liver - Answer: Kidneys
Which solution would cause a cell placed in it to lose volume as
water leaves the cell?
Hypotonic
, Distilled water
Hypertonic
Viscous
Isotonic - Answer: Hypertonic
Which electrolyte is the most abundant cation found in the
extracellular fluid?
Bicarbonate
Magnesium
Sodium
Chloride
Calcium - Answer: Sodium
Which is not a common way for water to be lost from the body?
Tears
Urination
Sweating
Exhalation
Defecation - Answer: Tears