Among Western Intellectuals, the Transition from Thinking of the Natural

question 31

Multiple Choice

Among Western intellectuals, the transition from thinking of the natural world as a living entity to perceiving it as a clockwork machine occurred during the ______ century.

• A)13th
• B)15th
• C)17th
• D)19th

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Definitions:

Differentially Permeable Membrane

A membrane that selectively allows certain substances to pass through it while keeping others out.

Concentration Difference

The variation in the amount of a substance in two areas, which can lead to diffusion, where substances move from an area of high concentration to one of lower concentration.

Selectively Permeable

Property of the plasma membrane that allows some substances to pass, but prohibits the movement of others.

Osmosis

The movement of water across a semipermeable membrane from an area of lower solute concentration to an area of higher solute concentration.