How Is Water Transported Across a Cell Membrane

question 7

Multiple Choice

How is water transported across a cell membrane?

• A) The protein aquaporin provides a hydrophilic pathway through the cell membrane.
• B) Water is soluble within the cell membrane and can easily move through it.
• C) Water links with the protein aquaporin, then this pair moves through the cell membrane.
• D) Water moves through pores where the phospholipids do not fit tightly together in the bilayer.

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