Higher metabolic rates during growth and development periods like adolescence and pregnancy are due to:
a. longer periods of rest
b. getting older
c. rapid bodily changes
d. the amount of food consumed

a few examples of ethical concerns involving genetically engineering of humans include

-privacy of genetically tested people

- potential side effects

-long term effects

many other transport proteins, often called pumps, move materials against a concentration gradient. active transport drives molecules across a membrane from a region of lower concentration to a region of higher concentration. this process, shown in figure 5.1, uses transport proteins powered by chemi- cal energy.