Your Height and Weight Are Examples of Which Type of Random

question 64

Multiple Choice

Your height and weight are examples of which type of random variable?

• A) Discrete
• B) Continuous
• C) Mutually exclusive
• D) Qualitative
• E) None of the choices are correct

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Definitions:

Sodium-potassium Pumps

Cellular membrane proteins that actively transport sodium out of and potassium into cells, essential for maintaining cell volume and resting membrane potential.

Ion Pumps

Proteins found in the cell membrane that use energy to transfer ions against their concentration gradient, maintaining the internal balance of cells.

Antiporters

Antiporters are proteins that transport two or more ions or molecules in opposite directions across a cell membrane, crucial for maintaining cellular ion balance.

Hypertonic

A term referring to a solution having an osmotic pressure (or solute concentration) greater than that of the solution with which it is compared. Compare with hypotonic and isotonic.