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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Moving Cellular Material

Question 3 • Schroter - Essentials of Healthcare A - ACTIVE

If there is a higher concentration of oxygen outside a cell than there are inside the cell, what will the oxygen molecules do?

Answer
A
diffuse into the cell
B
diffuse out of the cell
C
remain in the same place

Explanation

Oxygen molecules diffuse from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration. Since oxygen concentration is higher outside the cell, the molecules will diffuse into the cell, making choice A correct.

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