You Are Using the Grapevine When You

question 105

Multiple Choice

You are using the grapevine when you

• A) ask top management, during a company meeting, about the company's recent merger.
• B) write a memo to your boss suggesting how to publicize the company's recent merger.
• C) post a news release on your company's website announcing its recent merger.
• D) write an article for your company's newsletter, quoting the CEO's comments about the recent merger.
• E) discuss the company's recent merger while you carpool with a coworker.

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Definitions:

Sodium-Potassium Pump

A type of active transport mechanism that moves sodium ions out of and potassium ions into cells, essential for maintaining cell potential and volume.

Resting Potential

The voltage difference across the neuron's plasma membrane when it is not transmitting a signal, providing the neuron with the potential energy needed for activation.

Voltage Gradient

Difference in charge between two regions that allows a flow of current if the two regions are connected.

Concentration Gradient

Difference in the relative abundance of a substance among regions of a container; allows the substance to diffuse from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.