Leveling Normal Fluctuations at the Boundaries of the Environment Is

question 115

Multiple Choice

Leveling normal fluctuations at the boundaries of the environment is called

• A) Buffering.
• B) Smoothing.
• C) Flexible processes.
• D) Empowerment.
• E) Kanban.

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Definitions:

Adhesion

The property of sticking to some other substance. Compare with cohesion.

Capillary Action

The ability of water to move in small-diameter tubes as a consequence of its cohesive and adhesive properties.

Surface Tension

The attraction that the molecules at the surface of a liquid may have for one another.

Osmosis

The net movement of water (the principal solvent in biological systems) by diffusion through a selectively permeable membrane from a region of higher concentration of water (a hypotonic solution) to a region of lower concentration of water (a hypertonic solution).