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You are working on a group project with three other students. The instructor has announced that everyone in the group will get the same grade. One student, Patrick, decides not to do the work and to instead rely on the rest of you to get a good grade. In this case the grade is an example of a(n) ________, while Patrick is an example of a(n) ________.


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Starch

Storage polysaccharide found in plants that is composed of glucose molecules joined in a linear fashion with few side chains.

Facilitated Transport

Passive transfer of a substance into or out of a cell along a concentration gradient by a process that requires a protein carrier.

Carrier Proteins

Proteins that facilitate the transport of specific substances across a cell membrane by changing shape.

Glucose Carrier

Proteins that facilitate the transport of glucose across cell membranes, via mechanisms such as facilitated diffusion.

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