Osmotic Pressure Is Created by the Presence in a Fluid

question 69

True/False

Osmotic pressure is created by the presence in a fluid of small diffusible molecules that easily move through the capillary membrane.

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Definitions:

Hemoglobin

A protein in red blood cells responsible for transporting oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body and carbon dioxide back to the lungs.

Plasma

The fluid portion of blood in which red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are suspended.

Endotherm

An animal that uses metabolic energy to maintain a constant body temperature despite variations in environmental temperature (e.g., birds and mammals). Compare with ectotherm.

Structural Adaptation

Physical features of an organism that have evolved to help it survive or thrive in its environment.