Ions Diffuse Across Membranes Through Specific Ion Channels

question 33

Multiple Choice

Ions diffuse across membranes through specific ion channels

• A) down their chemical gradients.
• B) down their concentration gradients.
• C) down the electrical gradients.
• D) down their electrochemical gradients.
• E) down the osmotic potential gradients.

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