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Which of the following statements best describes the movement of ions across the plasma membrane?Multiple ChoiceMovement of K+ ions depends on the concentration of Na+ ions to either side of the membrane.The ion channels contributing to the membrane potential are unidirectional.The membrane potential is contributed to only by ions with a positive charge.Each ion species follows its own diffusion gradient, regardless of differences in the concentration of other ion species.

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Which of the following statements best describes the movement of ions across the plasma membrane?Multiple ChoiceMovement of K+ ions depends on the concentration of Na+ ions to either side of the membrane.The ion channels contributing to the membrane potential are unidirectional.The membrane potential is contributed to only by ions with a positive charge.Each ion species follows its own diffusion gradient, regardless of differences in the concentration of other ion species.

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The statement that best describes the movement of ions across the plasma membrane is: "Each ion species follows its own diffusion gradient, regardless of differences in the concentration of other ion species."

This is because ions move across the plasma membrane following their own concentration gradients, from areas of high concentration to areas of low concentration, regardless of the

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