Why are diuretics an unhealthy way to lose weight? a. they speed up the digestive process, reducing the absorption of vitamins. b. they cause nausea and diarrhea. c. they cause rapid and severe weight loss. d. they rid the body of fluids as well as nutrients.

Which of these statements best describes the st. lawrence seaway? the st. lawrence seaway connects the st. lawrence river with the arctic ocean. the st. lawrence seaway provides an important trading route between the u.s. and mexico. the st. lawrence seaway provides an important trading route for the u.s, but has little value for canada. the st. lawrence seaway connects the great lakes, the st. lawrence river, and the atlantic ocean.

In eukaryotes, genetic information is passed to the next generation by processes that include mitosis or meiosis. which of the explanations identifies the correct process and supports the claim that heritable information is passed from one generation to another? a. mitosis, followed by cytokinesis, produces daughter cells that are genetically different from the parent cell, thus insuring variation within the population. b. during mitosis, dna replication occurs twice within the cell cycle to insure a full set of chromosomes within each of the daughter cells produced. c. in asexual reproduction, a single individual is the sole parent and passes copies of its genes to its offspring without the fusion of gametes. d. single-celled organisms can fuse their cells, reproducing asexually through mitosis to form new cells that are not identical to the parent cell.

Diffusion and osmosis are forms of passive transport