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The sodium-potassium pump functions to pump ions into the cells and ions out of the cell.

A
sodium
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iodide
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chloride
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D
potassium
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Solution

The correct options are
A sodium
D potassium
The sodium-potassium pump moves sodium ions out of the cell and potassium ions into the cell. This pump is powered by ATP. For each ATP that is broken down, 3 sodium ions move out and 2 potassium ions move in.

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