Campbell Essential Biology with Physiology (6th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134711751
Author: Eric J. Simon, Jean L. Dickey, Jane B. Reece
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 5, Problem 7SQ
If someone at the other end of a room smokes a cigarette, you may breathe in some smoke. The movement of smoke is similar to what type of transport?
- a. osmosis
- b. diffusion
- c. facilitated diffusion
- d. active transport
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