The Secretion of Excess Water Via a Contractile Vesicle of a Paramecium

question 12

Multiple Choice

The secretion of excess water via a contractile vesicle of a Paramecium cell is an example of

• A) facilitated diffusion.
• B) active transport.
• C) simple diffusion.
• D) osmosis.
• E) exocytosis.

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