Glucose Is a Six-Carbon Sugar That Diffuses Slowly Through Artificial

question 58

Multiple Choice

Glucose is a six-carbon sugar that diffuses slowly through artificial phospholipid bilayers. The cells lining the small intestine, however, rapidly move large quantities of glucose from the glucose-rich food into their glucose-poor cytoplasm. Given this information, which transport mechanism is most probably functioning in the intestinal cells?

• A) Exocytosis
• B) Facilitated diffusion
• C) Aquaporin transport
• D) Simple diffusion
• E) Osmosis

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