The differential distribution of ions across the cell membrane is due to the:

A. A lack of cell ATP

B. Difference in permeability of the cell membrane to ions

C. Resting membrane potential

D. Na+-K+-ATPase pump

The differential distribution of ions across the cell membrane is due to the "resting membrane potential".

Option: C

Explanation:

The unequal allocation of charged particles like ions between the internal and external portion of cell, and by the varying membrane permeability to various ion forms, understood as resting membrane potential.

Within a sleeping brain, Na + and K + ions exhibit concentration gradients throughout the membrane, which push their gradients down through channels, resulting in a differentiation of the charges that generates the resting potential. With K + than Na + ions, the membrane is even more permeable, so the resting potential is similar to potassium ion's equilibrium potential.