{"id":134376,"date":"2024-08-29T23:50:51","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T23:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=134376"},"modified":"2024-08-29T23:50:53","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T23:50:53","slug":"choose-the-answer-that-best-completes-the-following-analogy-diffusion-is-to-as-endocytosis-is-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/29\/choose-the-answer-that-best-completes-the-following-analogy-diffusion-is-to-as-endocytosis-is-to\/","title":{"rendered":"Choose the answer that best completes the following analogy: Diffusion is to as endocytosis is to"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Choose the answer that best completes the following analogy: Diffusion is to <strong>as endocytosis is to<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A.<br>filtration; phagocytosis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>B.<br>osmosis; pinocytosis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C.<br>solutes; fluid<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>D.<br>gradient; chemical energy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The best answer to complete the analogy is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>B. osmosis; pinocytosis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s the reasoning:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Diffusion and osmosis are both processes of passive transport where substances move across membranes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Endocytosis and pinocytosis are both processes of active transport where the cell membrane engulfs substances to bring them into the cell.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>So, the analogy is: Diffusion is to <strong>osmosis<\/strong> as endocytosis is to <strong>pinocytosis<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Choose the answer that best completes the following analogy: Diffusion is to as endocytosis is to A.filtration; phagocytosis B.osmosis; pinocytosis C.solutes; fluid D.gradient; chemical energy The best answer to complete the analogy is: B. osmosis; pinocytosis Here&#8217;s the reasoning: So, the analogy is: Diffusion is to osmosis as endocytosis is to 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