When Some Type of Pressure Forces Substances Across a Membrane

question 80

Multiple Choice

When some type of pressure forces substances across a membrane, it is called_______.

• A) diffusion
• B) osmosis
• C) filtration
• D) active transport
• E) metabolism

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