In the Na⁺/glucose Cotransporter, _________ Moving Down Its Gradient Drives

question 14

Multiple Choice

In the Na⁺/glucose cotransporter, _________ moving down its gradient drives the transport of __________ against its gradient.

• A)Na⁺ ions, K⁺ ions
• B)Na⁺ ions, glucose
• C)glucose, Na⁺ ions
• D)glucose, K⁺ ions
• E)K⁺ ions, glucose

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Definitions:

Producer Surplus

The gap between the price at which suppliers are prepared to offer a product and the actual amount they get for it.

Upward-Sloping Supply Curve

A graph showing that as the price of a good increases, the amount suppliers are willing to produce also increases.

Producer Surplus

The dissimilarity between the baseline price producers accept for a good or service and the actual price paid to them.

Upward-Sloping Supply Curve

Illustrates the principle that as the price of a good or service increases, producers are willing and able to supply more of it, reflecting a direct relationship between price and quantity supplied.