All of the Following Statements About Facilitated Diffusion Are Correct

question 73

Multiple Choice

All of the following statements about facilitated diffusion are correct EXCEPT

• A) a plot of rate of uptake by cells of the pertinent substance would be expected to give a hyperbolic curve.
• B) depending on conditions, transport could occur in either direction across the membrane.
• C) the process can allow a substance in cells to be accumulated against a concentration gradient.
• D) an interaction between the substance transported and a membrane component is likely to occur.
• E) competitive inhibition of the transport of a substance by its chemical analogs is likely to occur.

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