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OlgaM077 [116]
3 years ago
14

what cellular mechanisms allow human body cells to maintain these concentrations ?

Biology
1 answer:
sweet [91]3 years ago
4 0
Answer:


Active transport: movement against a gradient To move substances against a concentration or electrochemical gradient, a cell must use energy. Active transport mechanisms do just this, expending energy (often in the form of ATP) to maintain the proper concentrations of ions and molecules in living cells.
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