Amino Acids and Glucose Are Transported from the Small Intestine

question 6

Multiple Choice

Amino acids and glucose are transported from the small intestine and into the blood through

• A) Active transport
• B) Osmosis
• C) Simple diffusion
• D) Filtration

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Definitions:

Meiosis

A type of cell division that results in four daughter cells each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell, essential for sexual reproduction.

Sex Cell

A type of reproductive cell in an organism that unites with another from the opposite sex (or mating type) to form a new individual.

Segregation

The enforced separation of different racial or social groups within a community, institution, or country, leading to inequality.

Law of Segregation

A fundamental principle of genetics stating that during the formation of gametes, the two alleles responsible for a trait separate, allowing each parent to contribute one allele.