A(n) ____________________ Potential Is a Change in Electrical Potential That

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A(n) ____________________ potential is a change in electrical potential that occurs when the cell membrane is stimulated adequately to permit ion exchange between intra- and extracellular spaces.

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Definitions:

Reproduction

The biological process by which new individual organisms are produced, either sexually or asexually.

Ctenophores

Phylum of marine animals (comb jellies) whose bodies consist of two layers of cells enclosing a gelatinous mass. The outer surface is covered with comblike rows of cilia, by which the animal moves.

Nematocysts

Specialized cells in cnidarians (like jellyfish) that shoot out a toxic barb in self-defense or to capture prey.

Biradially Symmetrical

A type of symmetry in organisms where the body can be divided into mirror-image halves in two different planes.